Viral clips have been circulating fast and tempers have been flaring just as quickly. One road-rage moment shows a car stopping in the middle of a roundabout, after which the driver attacks a motorcyclist. Did the incident happen in Kulai, Johor as claimed?
Verdict:
TRUE
Police have confirmed that a man was arrested in connection with a viral video showing him attacking a motorcyclist in Kulai.
Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee said the incident was believed to have happened at a roundabout along Lebuh Putra Utama, Bandar Putra, at 5.45pm on Friday (April 3).
“The victim was riding his motorcycle to work in Singapore when the suspect suddenly changed lanes and almost hit him.
“The victim then knocked on the suspect’s window. This angered him, and he then made a sudden stop in the middle of the roundabout before attacking the victim,” he said in a statement.
ACP Tan said the suspect had kicked the victim’s motorcycle, causing it to topple over, before using his hands to hit the victim.
“The public later stepped in to help break up the altercation,” he said, adding that the victim suffered some injuries.
He said the suspect was later arrested at around 11.30pm on Saturday (April 4) at a house in Senai and is being remanded for four days, starting Sunday (April 5).
ACP Tan said the case is being investigated under Section 279 of the Penal Code for dangerous driving, Section 323 for voluntarily causing hurt, Section 506 for criminal intimidation, and Section 427 for committing mischief involving the motorcycle.
He also urged those with information about the incident to contact the Kulai police headquarters hotline at 07-6632222 or investigating officer Insp Teo Feng Shun at 017-7759106.
