Lorry driver lapsed into micro-sleep, say cops on fatal NSE crash

By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH

MUAR: A lorry driver lapsed into micro-sleep behind the wheel of the vehicle he was driving, leading to the accident on the North-South Expressway that killed a toddler and injured seven others.

Micro-sleep refers to very short periods of sleep lasting seconds as opposed to minutes or hours.

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