KUANTAN: Police are tracking down a group of men suspected of rioting and verbally abusing a policeman as well as assaulting a civilian at a fatal accident site at KM127 Jalan Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan, Temerloh, near here.
Temerloh OCPD Asst Comm Mazlan Hassan said so far, police had on Tuesday detained a 42-year-old suspect with a record of gang robbery and was previously detained under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959.
He said three men were believed to have physically assaulted and verbally abused a uniformed police sergeant dispatched to the scene, while another individual claimed to have been beaten by five men for recording the incident.
“The suspects’ actions are believed to have stemmed from dissatisfaction, presuming that the police failed to assist the accident victim, despite said officer taking appropriate measures.
“The civilian who claimed to have been beaten by five men is a security guard who happened to be at the scene.
“He sustained injuries to his eyebrow and all the windows of his car were shattered,” Bernama reported.
ACP Mazlan said the commotion is believed to have begun after the arrival of a group of individuals believed 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, had died at the scene due to severe head and leg injuries after his motorcycle was believed to have collided with the side of a Perodua Myvi, reportedly making a U-turn across double white lines.
The 75-year-old car driver, however, escaped unhurt and further investigation into the accident is being conducted under the Road Transport Act 1987.
