KUALA TERENGGANU: A motorcyclist was injured after crashing through a roadblock during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri Special Operation (Ops HRA) 2025 along Jalan Sultan Mohamad here on Tuesday (April 8).
Terengganu Road Transport Department (JPJ) director Zamri Samion said that in the 9pm incident, the 41-year-old man sped up and rammed through the roadblock signage despite being waved down by on-duty personnel.
He said the act not only endangered the officers manning the roadblock but other road users as well.
"The suspect, a mechanic, crashed into the roadblock signage at high speed ... and was flung onto the road.
"Enforcement officers on duty responded quickly and sent him to hospital for treatment,” he told a press conference at the Terengganu JPJ office here on Wednesday (April 9).
Zamri said investigations found that the man did not have a licence and his motorcycle had been illegally modified, with changes to the exhaust, tyres and engine.
The vehicle's road tax had also expired, and it lacked insurance coverage, he added.
"JPJ has lodged a police report.
"We will also take action under Section 43 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving without due care for other road users and Section 78(2) of the same law for failing to stop at a roadblock,” he said.
Zamri also said Terengganu JPJ issued 4,738 summonses during Ops HRA 2025, which began on March 24 and ended on Tuesday.
According to him, the summonses followed inspections of 25,627 vehicles, including motorcycles, cars, other private vehicles, buses, e-hailing vehicles and commercial vehicles.
"In addition, 64 vehicles including 53 motorcycles, seven cars and two lorries were seized during the operation,” he added. – Bernama
