PUTRAJAYA: The Transport Ministry will conduct a review on fines against underage drivers as stipulated under the Road Transport Act 1987, says Anthony Loke. Speaking to reporters after attending the ministry's monthly assembly here on Wednesday (Nov 15), the Transport Minister said all provisions of the Act should also be reviewed from various aspects. "(Regarding punishment) There...
KOTA TINGGI: A male senior citizen was killed after his motorcycle skidded and rammed into a parked trailer here. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Hussin Zamora said the incident occurred on Friday (Oct 27) at KM47.5 Jalan Johor Baru-Mersing near the Panti Forest Reserve. “The 74-year-old victim was travelling towards Johor Baru for work at 4.30am when the...
IPOH: Three Wanita PAS members from Sungai Petani, Kedah were tragically killed while trying to assist another driver on the North-South Expressway near Tanjung Malim. Muallim OCPD Supt Hasni Mohd Nasir said the deceased were identified as Sungai Petani PAS special young women's unit chief Fatihah Nabila Bukri, 23; its Muslimah chief Taibah Sulaiman, 61; and...
SEREMBAN: An ambulance driver and the two patients he was transporting suffered light injuries after the vehicle he was driving met with an accident at a traffic light junction near the Sri Sendayan mosque here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe said a medical assistant travelling in the ambulance and the 57-year-old driver of a car...
JOHOR BARU: A 33-year-old man was killed after his vehicle crashed into a tree on Jalan Seri Austin 1, Bandar Dato’ Onn, here. Tebrau Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Noor Azhan Ahmad said that the incident occurred at 2.24am on Tuesday (Oct 17). “The vehicle crashed into a tree with the driver stuck inside. The body...
PORT DICKSON: A 20-year-old Port Dickson Polytechnic student was killed after the car he was travelling in crashed into a highway guardrail, here. The deceased, who was travelling with four friends from the same polytechnic in a car, died due to serious head injuries in the 6.55am accident at KM28 of the Seremban-Port Dickson highway.. Port Dickson...
IPOH: Two elderly men were killed when their four-wheel-drive vehicle crashed into the back of a trailer at KM365 northbound of the North-South Expressway near Slim River. Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre officer-in-charge Faiezaruddin Mohd Yusop said the victims, aged 83 and 76 years old, died on the spot during the incident on Friday...
MELAKA: A 41-year-old doctor was killed after being involved in a fatal accident while heading home after completing his shift at a hospital here. Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit identified the victim as Dr Sandeep Singh Panthlia, who succumbed to serious head and body injuries on the spot in the 9.40am accident on Thursday...
SEREMBAN: A driver was burnt to death after his car was engulfed by flames following an accident along Jalan Bukit Tangga near here. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the victim's vehicle was hit by a lorry near the Jeram Toi recreational forest around 9.30am on Tuesday (Sept 26). "The huge impact has caused both vehicles...
IPOH: A video clip of a motorcyclist running into the motorcycle of a police officer was an old incident which occurred on April 26 and was also unintentional, says Supt Mohd Hasni Mohd Nasir. The Mualim OCPD said two personnel from the motorcycle patrol unit (URB) were heading towards the Pos Bersih Orang Asli settlement in...
