Penang police detain driver for causing fatal accident with toppled container


BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police have arrested the driver of a trailer whose container fell and crushed a woman to death at a Jalan Bukit Tengah intersection here on Wednesday (Nov 13).

Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief ACP Helmi Aris said the 51-year-old driver was detained for further investigations under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

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