Any review of vehicle safety measures will be guided by the findings of a special task force investigating the alleged electrocution of a youth on a bus, says Anthony Loke.
The Transport Minister mentioned on Monday (Nov 4) that safety inspections related to the wiring systems of vehicles might be reconsidered following the incident.
Loke explained during a visit to the PETRONAS Cochrane Perkasa station.
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The Transport Minister mentioned on Monday (Nov 4) that safety inspections related to the wiring systems of vehicles might be reconsidered following the incident.
Loke explained during a visit to the PETRONAS Cochrane Perkasa station.
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00:00In the charging case where you mentioned that the investigating team has set up, does PUSPACOM check on wiring of the motor?
00:12Is that the vehicle's priority?
00:15Because in this case, there's no requirement.
00:25So should it be made?
00:30We have to establish the fact first.
00:33Is it because of the USB?
00:37So nobody has ascertained right now.
00:39So that's why the task force are being set up to ascertain the cause of the incident.
00:47We cannot pinpoint right now if it's because of the USB in the bus.
00:51So we have to check first.
00:52We have to investigate.
00:54And only then we will come out with the cause of the incident.
00:57We will review from there.
01:24To all the officers from MYROS and APAT,
01:28to investigate the cause of the incident,
01:32what happened to the victim,
01:36and what safety issues will be re-examined.
01:42And if necessary, we will move on to the requirements for the bus
01:48or if there's a need for USB in the bus.
01:54As of now, there are no results yet.
01:59We will give two weeks to the task force
02:02to provide a complete report to the Ministry of Transport.
02:05After that, we will see what needs to be done.
02:18For more information, visit www.fema.gov