RTD probes lorry company involved in fatal FRU crash
KOTA BARU: The Road Transport Department (RTD) has opened an investigation into the lorry company involved in a fatal collision with a Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) truck that claimed nine lives in Teluk Intan, Perak, on May 13.
RTD senior enforcement director, Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the investigation paper is expected to be completed by the end of this month before being handed over to the deputy public prosecutor for further action.
"The lorry has been seized and we have opened an investigation paper on the company that owns the lorry. The investigation is expected to take around a month.
"Initial findings revealed violations that could lead to charges against the company for breaching permit conditions.
"The lorry was transporting an unauthorised load. It was licensed to carry coal, but at the time of the accident, it was carrying gravel, which violated the permit conditions," he said.
Kifli said the lorry company is being investigated under Section 57 of the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715).
He was speaking at a press conference during a special motorcycle operation under the Aidiladha Special Operation on Jalan Kuala Krai late last night.
Nine FRU members died in the crash between the unit's truck and a gravel-laden trailer along Jalan Chikus–Sungai Lampam in Teluk Intan on the morning of May 13.
The deceased were S. Perumal, 44; Mohd Roslan Abd Rahim, 46; Mohd Pozli Jaudin, 41; Nurit A.K. Pandak, 34; Amiruddin Zabri, 38; Mohamad Hilmi Mohd Azlan, 38; Akmal Muhamad, 35; Damarrulan Abdul Latif, 33; and Akmal Wafi Annuar, 28.
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