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Free Malaysia Today
a day ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Point-to-point speed detection hasn't started yet, says ministry
The point-to-point system catches speeding drivers by measuring the time their vehicle takes to travel between two points, and then calculating its average speed. (JPJ Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : The road transport department (JPJ) has not started the trial of the point-to-point speed detection using the new Automated Awareness Safety System (Awas) cameras. The office of transport minister Loke Siew Fook said no date had been set yet for the pilot project, which was supposed to start sometime this month. It said updates on the trial would be announced in due course, Berita Harian reported. JPJ is set to test the system on two main highways – the Karak Highway, from the Genting Sempah tunnel to the Gombak rest stop, and on the North-South Expressway (PLUS), from the Senawang toll plaza to the Simpang Ampat (Alor Gajah) toll plaza. The department had also planned to introduce the system in accident-prone areas, such as from the Menora tunnel to the Sungai Perak rest stop on the PLUS highway. The system, which uses artificial intelligence, would catch speeding drivers by measuring the time their vehicle took to travel between two points and then calculating its average speed. If a vehicle reached a location earlier than if it kept to the speed limit, a traffic summons would be automatically issued based on the plate number. Transport secretary-general M Jana Santhiran had said the system would also be able to determine if drivers stopped their vehicles to prolong their journey time and avoid being caught speeding, but did not elaborate how.
Malay Mail
5 days ago
- General
- Malay Mail
Express bus catches fire after collision with motorcycle on NSE near Kamunting, all 28 passengers escape unhurt, motorcyclist injured
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Twenty-eight passengers escaped uninjured after the express bus they were travelling in caught fire near Kamunting along KM406 of the North-South Expressway last night. A statement from the Perak Fire and Rescue Department said the fire was reported at 9.16pm and firemen from the Kamunting and Taiping stations were sent to the scene. According to New Straits Times, the bus was nearly 90 per cent destroyed after it reportedly collided with a motorcycle that had skidded in the same area. 'All passengers managed to exit the vehicle before firemen arrived. Only the motorcyclist sustained minor injuries,' said the department's assistant director of operations Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad. He added that the fire was brought under control at 10.15pm and the operation ended at 10.33pm. Firefighters used two hose reels with water supplied from the fire engine's tank. The injured motorcyclist was taken to the nearest hospital for treatment. Sabarodzi said the cause of the fire and the sequence of events leading to the collision are still under investigation.
Free Malaysia Today
21-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
2 motorcyclists killed, 1 injured in PLUS highway crash
The accident which occurred at KM220.2 of the North-South Expressway Melaka-bound is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. (Facebook pic) ALOR GAJAH : Two motorcyclists were killed and another injured in an accident at KM220.2 of the North-South Expressway Melaka-bound yesterday. Alor Gajah police chief Ashari Abu Samah said that Farith Aiman Mohd Fairus, 21, who was riding a Honda RS150R, and Mohamad Shahril Anuar, 45, who was on a Yamaha MT-25, died at the scene from severe injuries in the 7.40pm crash. The third rider, 18-year-old R Jeevankumar, who was on a Yamaha Y15ZR, sustained abrasions on his left arm and leg and was taken to Alor Gajah Hospital for treatment. Ashari said initial investigations found that all three riders were travelling in the same direction from the north towards Melaka. As they approached the scene, Farith Aiman's motorcycle struck the rear left side of a lorry in the left lane, causing him to lose control and fall into the emergency lane. 'His motorcycle then collided with Shahril's bike in the emergency lane, which in turn crashed into Jeevankumar's motorcycle,' he said in a statement today. Ashari said the accident occurred under dark and rainy conditions. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. All three motorcycles have been sent to the Puspakom centre in Rembia for further inspection.
Malay Mail
21-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Two motorcyclists killed, one injured in collision on PLUS highway near Alor Gajah
ALOR GAJAH, May 21 — Two motorcyclists were killed while another was injured in an accident involving three motorcycles at KM220.2 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) Melaka bound, yesterday. Alor Gajah police chief Supt Ashari Abu Samah said the victims, Farith Aiman Mohd Fairus, 21, who was riding a Honda RS150R, and Mohamad Shahril Anuar, 45, on a Yamaha MT-25, died at the scene from severe injuries in the 7.40pm crash. The third rider, R. Jeevankumar, 18, who was on a Yamaha Y15ZR, sustained abrasions on his left arm and leg and was taken to Alor Gajah Hospital for treatment. Ashari said initial investigations found that all three riders were travelling in the same direction from the north towards Melaka. As they approached the scene, Farith Aiman's motorcycle struck the rear left side of a lorry in the left lane, causing him to lose control and fall into the emergency lane. 'His motorcycle then collided with Mohamad Shahril's bike in the emergency lane, which in turn crashed into Jeevankumar's motorcycle,' he said in a statement today.. Ashari added that the accident occurred during dark and rainy conditions. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. All three motorcycles have been sent to the Puspakom centre in Rembia for further inspection. — Bernama
Malay Mail
20-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Trailer driver killed, three injured in four-vehicle crash on North-South Expressway near Slim River
IPOH, May 20 — A trailer driver was killed and three others injured in a collision involving three lorries and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) at KM 366 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) southbound near Slim River last night. Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the department received a distress call at 10.36 pm, after which firefighters from the Slim River and Bidor stations were dispatched to the scene. 'Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found a 40-year-old male victim trapped in the cab of the trailer. He was confirmed dead at the scene,' he said in a statement this morning. He said that two other victims, a lorry driver and his attendant, both 28, who were transporting pipes, sustained minor injuries. He added that the 28-year-old driver of a five-tonne lorry carrying motorcycles suffered a leg injury, while the 37-year-old driver and 32-year-old passenger of the Toyota Unser MPV escaped unhurt. Sabarodzi said the operation was completed at 1.09 am. Meanwhile, PLUS, in a statement on its Facebook page last night, said the accident caused a traffic congestion of six kilometres southbound and four kilometres northbound. All lanes had to be temporarily closed to allow the involved vehicles to be cleared. All lanes were reopened to traffic at 3.47 am. — Bernama
