Goods vehicles that defy road ban will be seized, says JPJ

KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will not hesitate to impound vehicles that flout the ban on goods vehicles over the Chinese New Year period.

JPJ deputy director-general (Planning/Operations) Aedy Fadly Ramli (pic) said such action was in line Section 64(1) of the of the Road Transport Act.

"We will cooperate with the Malaysian Highway Authority and highway concessionaires to monitor adherence to the road ban for goods vehicles.

"We will conduct patrols as well to watch out for any infringement of the ban.

"If anyone flouts the ban, we will instruct the driver to stop the vehicle and take the necessary action, including seizing the vehicle," he told reporters after attending the integrated operation held at Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) here on Friday (Jan 20).

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He was asked to comment on an accident involving a lorry trailer at KM259.6 of the North-South Expressway (NSE), which killed two people on Friday.

"We will check further to get more details.

"Container lorries are under category 2, which enabled them to operate from the port to warehouse or industrial area for a specific period.

"Category 2 vehicles are prohibited to operate from midnight until 8am. They are allowed on the road after 8am (as essential services)," he said.

The road ban on goods vehicles is in effect on Friday and Saturday (Jan 21) as well as Tuesday and Wednesday (Jan 24 and 25).

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It was reported that a lorry driver and his attendant were burnt to death after their vehicle crashed into a concrete divider along the NSE near here and caught fire.

Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Nanda Maarof had said the accident occurred at around 9am on the southbound stretch near the Port Dickson toll plaza.

The vehicle, which was carrying plastic resin, was heading towards Senawang from Klang.

"We believe the driver may have lost control of the vehicle, causing it to veer onto the fast lane and crash into the divider," he said, adding that the impact of the crash caused the trailer lorry to catch fire.

ACP Nanda said the impact also left both the victims trapped in the wreckage.