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Free Malaysia Today
16-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Prison warden dies after cement lorry rams into his motorcycle
The collision occurred after the cement lorry was believed to have experienced a brake problem. MELAKA : A prison warden with the rank of sergeant died after being hit by a cement lorry while riding his motorcycle at the traffic light intersection in Sungai Udang on the Sungai Udang–Paya Rumput–Ayer Keroh Highway here yesterday. Central Melaka district police chief Christopher Patit said the victim, Amal Nurlidar Ghazali, 42, who worked at the Dusun Datuk Murad Prison in Ayer Keroh, died at the scene after suffering serious injuries in the incident which occurred at about 5.50pm. 'Investigations found that the cement lorry was travelling from Bukit Rambai towards Masjid Tanah. Upon arriving at the scene, the vehicle was believed to have had a brake problem. The 49-year-old driver swerved to the left shoulder of the road. 'However, the vehicle hit the victim who was riding a Yamaha Ego Solariz motorcycle. The victim was confirmed dead at the scene,' Amal Nurlidar said in a statement here today. He said the victim's body was taken to Melaka Hospital for a post-mortem while the cement lorry was taken to the Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre for damage inspection. He said the lorry driver, who tested negative for drugs, was detained for further investigation. A remand application will be made at the magistrates' court today.
Malay Mail
16-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Prison officer brutally crushed beneath runaway cement lorry in Melaka
MELAKA, May 16 — A Malaysian Prisons Department officer was killed after being run over by a cement lorry that reportedly suffered brake failure at a traffic light junction along the Sungai Udang-Paya Rumput-Ayer Keroh (SPA) route yesterday. Sergeant Amal Nurlidar Ghazali, 42, a prison warder, died at the scene after she was trapped beneath the lorry in the 5.50pm incident, Harian Metro (HM) reported. Melaka Tengah district police chief Assistant Commissioner Christopher Patit said the victim had stopped her Yamaha Ego Solariz at the traffic lights when the lorry, driven by a 49-year-old man travelling in the same direction, lost control. He said the driver swerved to avoid other vehicles, veering onto the road shoulder before hitting and running over the woman. 'As a result of the incident, the victim's leg was crushed and she sustained serious injuries to several parts of her body, including her face,' he was quoted as saying. Firefighters from the Masjid Tanah Fire and Rescue Station were deployed to the scene to extricate the victim's body from beneath the lorry. Her remains were later sent to the Forensic Department of Melaka Hospital for a post-mortem. Christopher told HM that initial findings suggest brake failure caused the crash, which was recorded on a witness's dashboard camera. He added that the driver tested negative for drugs and would be remanded at the Ayer Keroh Magistrate's Court this morning. The lorry has been seized for inspection by the Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom), and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
