Police have detained a lorry driver involved in the three-vehicle accident that claimed the life of a 33-year-old man and injured a married couple in Kluang on Friday (Nov 15) morning.
Kluang Deputy OCPD Supt Nik Mohd Azmi Husin said the accident at KM69.5 of the North-South Highway was believed to have happened when the container lorry driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the middle divider of the highway.
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Kluang Deputy OCPD Supt Nik Mohd Azmi Husin said the accident at KM69.5 of the North-South Highway was believed to have happened when the container lorry driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the middle divider of the highway.
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00:00Police have detained a lorry driver involved in the three-vehicle accident that claimed
00:06the life of a 33-year-old man and injured a married couple in Kluang on Friday morning.
00:13The accident at kilometer 69.5 of the North-South Highway was believed to have happened when
00:19the lorry driver lost control of his trailer and crashed into the middle divider of the
00:24highway.
00:25The trailer then entered the opposite lane and capsized along with the container it was
00:29carrying.
00:30Kluang Deputy OCPD Superintendent Nik Mohamed Azmi Husin said the trailer was carrying
00:37a fertilizers-filled container and was heading towards Johor Bahru from Kluang.
00:42He said the rear end of the trailer was then hit by a car travelling along the lane while
00:47a motorcycle crashed into the overturned container.
00:51The car driver and motorcyclist were unable to stop the vehicle in time to avoid colliding
00:57with the trailer and its container.
00:59The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries on his head and body and passed away at the
01:04scene.
01:05Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man who was driving the car suffered injuries on his legs and
01:11body while his 26-year-old wife suffered injuries on her head.
01:16Their one-year-old baby was also in the car but was unharmed.
01:21Police said the 40-year-old lorry driver, who was also not injured, has been arrested
01:26to assist in investigation.