TELUK INTAN: The lorry driver involved in the crash that killed nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel on Tuesday (May 13) has been remanded for four days from Wednesday (May 14).
Hilir Perak OCPD Asst Comm Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin said the remand order against the 45-year-old man was issued by Magistrate Naidatul Athirah Azman.
The man is being investigated under Section 41 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving and shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a minimum of two years and not more than ten years and to a fine of up to RM50,000, and also shall be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving license for not less than five years.
The crash occurred at about 8.50am Tuesday when a truck carrying 18 FRU personnel returning to Ipoh from an assignment in Teluk Intan was rammed by a gravel-laden lorry along Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam.
Nine FRU personnel were killed in the crash, two were seriously injured, and seven others sustained minor injuries Those killed were Sergeant Perumal Sugunanathan, 44, from Lahat, Ipoh; Sergeant Mohd Roslan Abd Rahim, 46, from Tanjung Rambutan, Ipoh; Corporal Mohd Pozli Jaudin, 41, from Gunung Rapat, Ipoh; Corporal Nurit Pandak, 34, (Kampar) and Corporal Amiruddin Zabri, 38, (Gopeng).
Also killed were Corporal Mohamad Hilmi Mohd Azlan, 38, from Taiping; Corporal Muhamad Akmal Muhamad, 35, from Kuala Kurau; Lance Corporal Damarrulan Abdul Latif, 33, from Ipoh; and Constable Akmal Wafi Annuar, 28, from Lunas, Kedah. - Bernama
