TAPAH: A man was killed when the four-wheel-drive vehicle he was in crashed into the back of a truck at KM313 northbound of the North-South Expressway here.
Tapah OCPD Superintendent Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail said the victim, Shaik Shafiq Shaik Abdul Halim, 31, from Prai, Penang, was killed on the spot during the 11pm incident on Friday (Feb 11).
Supt Wan Azharuddin said the driver of the truck, which was transporting bread, was unharmed.
“The deceased’s body has been sent to the Tapah Hospital forensics unit for a post-mortem,” he said in a statement on Saturday (Feb 12).
“The incident is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act for reckless driving causing death.
“Both vehicles have been seized to be checked by Puspakom,” he added.
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