IPOH: A lorry driver was killed after his vehicle crashed into the back of a trailer lorry near Tapah at KM314 northbound on the North-South Expressway.
Tapah OCPD Supt Mohd Naim Asnawi said the 44-year-old, from Gombak, Selangor, died on the spot in the 5.40am Tuesday (Jan 9) accident.
"The victim's body has been sent to Hospital Tapah for a post-mortem.
"The 50-year-old driver of the trailer, from Slim River, was unharmed," he said in a statement.
Supt Mohd Naim added that the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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