Female prison warden killed in crash in Melaka
MELAKA: A female prison warden was killed after her motorcycle was crushed by a cement lorry at a traffic light junction along the Lebuh Sungai Udang–Paya Rumput–Ayer Keroh Highway yesterday evening.
The victim, Sergeant Amal Nurlidar Ghazali, 42, was pinned beneath the heavy vehicle and died at the scene at 5.50pm.
Melaka Tengah district police chief Assistant Commissioner Christopher Patit said the victim was riding a Yamaha Ego Solariz motorcycle and was at the traffic light when the accident occurred.
The 49-year-old driver of the cement lorry, who was travelling in the same direction, reportedly lost control of the vehicle and swerved to avoid other vehicles, veering onto the road shoulder before striking and crushing the victim.
"As a result of the collision, the victim's legs were crushed and she sustained serious injuries," he said today.
Christopher added that the accident was believed to have been caused by brake failure and that the incident was recorded on a vehicle's dashboard camera.
The driver tested negative for drugs and is expected to be remanded at the Ayer Keroh magistrates' court this morning.
The cement lorry has been seized and will be sent to the Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) for mechanical inspection.
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