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New Straits Times
16 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Cops: Tell us on FB if you witness dangerous driving
KUALA LUMPUR: Anyone who encounters dangerous driving, road rage incidents, illegal racing or speeding can report it straight to the authorities via social media. Federal police Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said all motorists need to do is to reach out to them via the department's official Facebook page. "This could be an alternative for motorists to share dashcam footage and images of traffic offenders with us. You can reach us at he told the New Straits Times today. Yusri said, ideally, motorists should go to the nearest police station and lodge a report and hand over any evidence they had, be it images or dashcam footage. "Sharing videos or images with us via the Facebook page would serve as a easier first step to reach us so that we can begin our investigations into any incident brought to our attention. "If our investigators require, you will still need to come in to have a statement recorded in order to facilitate further investigations," he said. Meanwhile, the Road Transport Department has advised users to download the MyJPJ application which could be used to channel information or complaints on traffic offenders to them. The department said complaints could be channeled through the e-Aduan@JPJ feature via the application. "We also want to remind the public to include complete information on the offence such as the date, time and location where the offence was committed. "Users can also upload images and videos of the offence here," it said, adding that the department would issue a notice to the alleged offender within 72-hours of receiving a complaint. It was previously reported that RTD received over 6,000 complaints from the public about errant motorists via the MyJPJ application during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri operations. RTD director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli was reported saying that a total of 6,687 complaints were received through the mobile application. The highest number of complaints were for queue cutting, with 1,766 reports, followed by 1,625 complaints for misuse of emergency lanes.
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New Straits Times
a day ago
- New Straits Times
[UPDATED] Police confirm viral dashcam footage shows fatal Gerik crash
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal police have confirmed that a viral video being circulated on social media is indeed footage of the bus crash that claimed 15 lives in Gerik early this morning. Federal police Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri confirmed this with the New Straits Times today. "The owner of the vehicle that recorded the dashcam footage came forward to hand over the recording and assist in further investigations at the Gerik police headquarters today," he said. "We are currently investigating the evidence received and will send the video recording for further analysis," he said. The 34-second clip shows a vehicle driving in dark conditions on the road when a bus is seen overtaking it at a high rate of speed as both vehicles approach a bend. The bus is seen veering out of control before crashing on its side against the road shoulder barrier just in front of the vehicle that recorded the footage. Another silver MPV and the dashcam-equipped vehicle are then seen overtaking the wrecked bus just before the video ends. It was reported that fifteen people were killed in a tragic accident involving a Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) student bus and a Perodua Alza multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) along the East-West Highway (Jalan Raya Timur Barat) early this morning.
