Trailer lorry driver in Sungai Siput collision charged

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NSTnation A trailer lorry driver was charged at a magistrate's court here today with four counts of reckless driving

However, no plea was recorded from Y. Vethri Vel, 26, when the charges were read to him before Magistrate Norhabsarina Ayob.

He was alleged to have driven a trailer lorry registration number WUA 5761 recklessly, to the extent of causing the death of Mohamad Faiz Bakhri, 28, a policeman with the rank of Lance Corporal; his wife Nik Idayu Nik Hassan, 30; their child Muhammad Faqih Irshad, 16 months old; and Faiz’s sister in-law, Nik Ifieka Nik Hassan, 28.

The charges were framed under Section 41 of the Road Transport Act 1987 and the accused faces a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine not exceeding RM20.000, if convicted.Counsel Norlida Ishak. from the National Legal Aid Foundation, representing the accused, pleaded for a lower bail as her client was supporting his parents and three siblings, one of whom was still schooling.

Initial police investigation revealed that the trailer lorry driver, who was heading towards Kuala Kangsar, had lost control of his vehicle and veered into the opposite lane, before crashing into the Saga.

 

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