KUALA LUMPUR: A 28-year-old man was killed after his car crashed into a monorail pillar along Jalan Hang Tuah early Saturday morning (Oct 17).
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Asst Comm Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said the incident occurred around 3.30am when the vehicle veered off course and rammed into the pillar.
The driver was pinned inside the wreckage following the impact. Rescuers managed to extricate him from the vehicle, but he was pronounced dead at the scene due to severe head injuries.
"The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. Further investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the crash," ACP Mohd Zamzuri said.
