Malaysian police Traffic Investigation and Enforcement department (JSPT) Selangor has issued a statement regarding an incident where the Prime Minister’s convoy stopped at an ambulance at an intersection. In a viral video making the rounds on Malaysian social media, an ambulance and a four-wheel drive vehicle belonging to the Malaysian Red Crescent Society are seen stopped by police escort on December 26 to allow the convoy to pass.
The incident occurred when the Prime Minster was travelling for a site visit to observe cleaning up operations in Hulu Langat following the recent flash flooding in Selangor. According to the statement, the police escort made an on-the-spot appraisal of the situation and halted the Red Crescent vehicles momentarily on safety grounds.
The decision was made because the lead vehicle was in close proximity to the intersection and in accordance with Road Regulation No.9 LN 166/1959 under the Road Transport Act 1987. “In the video, if police personnel at the intersection allowed the Red Crescent vehicles to proceed to the main road, it would cause a high risk situation,” said JSPT Selangor head Superintendent Azman Shari’al.
“Therefore the convoy proceeding on the main was allowed to pass to avoid the risk of accident taking into account the assessment made by traffic police on site,” he said. “Police are committed to giving emergency service vehicles such as ambulances and fire trucks priority in the public interest,” clarified Azman.
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what else can l add? ♂️♂️ l didn’t know they can come up with this incredible excuse.♂️♂️♂️♂️
Kudos to PDRM & PM for thinking SAFETY FIRST!
Lately got so many news reports on ambulances going out of control and getting into accidents, that some might think the risk of death in an ambulance is higher than not riding one.
Unless the patient had died due to the delay of the ambulance being stopped.
Is not persuasive.
yea the main point is. u blocked the ambulance for unimportant people to pass through.
Yes, the patient’s life & health more important!
It is in the public interest that our leaders are not put in a risky situation. That is the beauty of democracy.
It’s in the leaders’ interest not to put civilians in further danger during an emergency, or else risk not getting elected again.
What would you say if it is your mother , sister, or brother is in the ambulance and coincidentally they didn’t make it. Sorry l do not wish that to happen. Please don’t talk nonsense. This is what happens to the country with such people not thinking for other people but only for their self political interest.
Nah always telling lies, every time the traffic will block road away ahead before the vip pass through…typical UXNX
Right…. If anyone would actually believe that was the case. PDRM got backed into a tight spot over this.
Why not escort the ambulance to follow in the convoy if it’s to public interest? Could have earned brownie points instead of public scorn. It was quite clearly shown the ambulance had no priority.
Lame excuse. nobody’s buying it
I pity those that sit inside the ambulance. If he/ she going to die and reason was road blocked by police, I don’t think the family will grief normally.
Imagine that’s another VIP inside that Ambulance?? No one cares…
If my family member inside that ambulan, surely i naik marah…
Politicians before Public, even in matters of health and life.
Actually, politicians comfort, convenience and ego before Public’s anything.
High risk situation, can elaborate more pls.
safety grounds.
Apa safety grounds? Go slower and let ambulance pass apa susah? Escort need few lanes?
In Malaysia…any mishandling, mismanagement, incompetency, negligence and other acts related to failure can be perfectly settled acceptable as long as you can offer excuse/reason no matter how illogical, stupid and absurd it may sound. Janji ada excuse…cukup.
This is not the way to better nation.. Sungguh kecewa..
Reason understood and benefit of the doubt given…. However lets wait for video evidence of how long the ambulance was stopped before the motorcade passed thru….
for whatever mistake they made those people will still vote for them as government…speechless
Public life or death is not matter to these politician than all the idiots voted for.
To blame now is already too late……whoever in that ambulance whether is having a split seconds between life or death, please take care.
Don’t blame all the incompetent govt agencies as we are the main person voted them in place.
Kalau rakyat biasa yang lalu buat camtu jugak ke? Kalau tengah laju macamana pun, kema bagi laluan kan? Ke undang2 dalam buku tulis macamana?
U with your convoy, exploit the privilege by speeding to show the public how important u are, of course pose danger to other road users. Normal road users when we are in housing area we don’t go 80km/h, u and your convoy tried to do 120km/h endangering all road users there! Detestable indeed! Parasite to the society!
First time ever I have seen in PT everyone is so unity to give LIKE
Antara pipit dan helang.
Motorcade dah sampai dahulu, lagipun itu hanya pbsm punya ambulan,tak kecemasan pun.
Don’t be so hard on PDRM. Their job is already difficult enough to provide protection for the PM.
One was trying to safe a life while the other went to go look at the flood mess that they themselves didn’t even arrive on time to help.
Kek sangat besar, ambik masa yang lama untuk potong. Lepas potong, nak makan lagi. Kasi chan la…
They have become so good at lying and making excuses they are beating the criminals at their own game now
And they actually think public will believe
Not wrong. The detail is in the statement. For “public”. We all know ours politicians are SVIP and mostly above laws. Cannot complain.
“Police are committed to giving emergency service vehicles such as ambulances and fire trucks priority in the public interest,” clarified Azman.
Ambulance & bomba given priority in public interest, big G VVIPs given priority in political interest.
Safety 1st
More like collateral damage
Vague explanation do not help but what else can they do? Still can’t wrap head around stopping an emergency vehicle. Just another sad footnote to the floods tragedy caused by sleeping govt department personnels in charge of monitoring and managing flood prevention and safety.
Kenapa tak naik helicopter terus? Kan senang. Nak pergi birthday party pun senang, no traffic jam. Lebih-lebih lagi musim hujan sekarang.
Ya lah itu..satu alasan yang begitu teknikal. Kangkung punya alasan. First of all WHY They need special escort , why can’t feel the real road and traffic situation as the poor tax payers experience it on daily basis? We pay your bloody salary and your trip expenses lah..
In Bolehland the politician is more important than the common people’s life that put them in office! I fear for our future not safety !
If he dies, he dies (Ivan Drago, 1985)
Great job, PRDM.
And of course, we believe you.
The excuse by PDRM is not acceptable.
The officer prioritised the site seeing convoy of the PM over the emergency situation of the ambulance. If there was a high risks situation for the ambulance the police officer was suppose to address it for the ambulance, and not for the site seeing convoy. More so the officer should have provided an escort to the ambulance instead of the site seeing convoy.
PDRM have their priorities mixed up. Will PDRM do the same in the future ?