TELUK INTAN: The lorry driver involved in the crash that killed nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel on Tuesday has been remanded for four days from yesterday.
Hilir Perak OCPD Asst Comm 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 through reckless or dangerous driving.
If convicted, he faces a minimum imprisonment of two years and a maximum of 10 years, along with a fine of up to RM50,000.
Additionally, he will be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a minimum of five years.
ACP Bakri also said the police will record statements from more than 60 individuals to assist in the investigation into the accident.
He said his department would call FRU members who witnessed the accident and the owner of the lorry company.
“This is to avoid a biased investigation.
“I also urge the public to come forward to provide information.
“We will look at it from all angles, namely human negligence, technical issues involving the vehicle as well as environmental issues,” he said when approached by reporters after the remand application for the lorry driver in the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday, Bernama reported.
Meanwhile, DCP Bakri said an FRU member from Unit 5 Ipoh was placed in the Intensive Care Unit of the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh due to internal bleeding with head and abdominal injuries.
He added that eight more FRU personnel are still seeking treatment at the Teluk Intan Hospital.
The crash took place at about 8.50am on Tuesday when a truck transporting 18 FRU personnel, who were returning to Ipoh from an assignment in Teluk Intan, was struck 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.
