On Sunday (Dec 12), a video showing vehicles speeding down an emergency lane went viral. It is claimed that this took place recently in Port Dickson. Is this true?
VERDICT
TRUE
Port Dickson OCPD Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed confirmed the incident in a statement posted on the official Port Dickson Police HQ Facebook page on Sunday, saying that the incident happened between 2pm and 3pm on the same day.
He said that the police have identified the nine vehicles in the 43-second video, saying that all were heading from Sunggala to Sua Betong, entering the Seremban-Port Dickson Highway.
"The police have also identified the details of the owners," he said, adding that all have been asked to appear at the Port Dickson police station and that investigations are ongoing under Section 279 of the Penal Code and Rule 53(1) of the Road Traffic Rules 1959.
