KUANTAN: Police are tracking down a group of men suspected of rioting and verbally abusing a policeman and assaulting a civilian at the scene of a fatal accident at KM127 Jalan Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan near Temerloh.
Temerloh OCPD Asst Comm Mazlan Hassan said that so far, police have detained a 42-year-old suspect with three previous offences on his record for gang robbery, theft and under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959.
He said three men were believed to have assaulted and verbally abused a uniformed police sarjan dispatched to the scene on Tuesday (Feb 6), while another individual claimed to have been beaten by five men for recording the incident involving the police.
“The suspects’ actions are believed to have stemmed from dissatisfaction, presuming that the police failed to assist the accident victim, despite the said officer taking appropriate measures.
“The civilian who claimed to have been beaten is a security guard who happened to be at the scene. He sustained injuries to his brow and the windows of his car were shattered,” he said in a statement on Wednesday (Feb 7).
Mazlan said the incident is believed to have begun after the arrival of a group said to be relatives and friends of the 20-year-old man who was killed in the crash.
The victim, who worked at a scrap metal shop, was confirmed dead at the scene from severe head and leg injuries after his motorcycle collided with the side of a car that was reportedly making a U-turn across double white lines.
The 75-year-old driver, however, escaped unhurt and the accident is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Investigations are also being carried out under Sections 148, 353 and 427 of the Penal Code, it is learnt. – Bernama
