A lorry was shown at the Johor Bahru-Woodlands (Singapore-bound) causeway, failing to stop and colliding with several vehicles in footage circulating on social media today. Malaysian transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong has ordered an investigation into the incident effective immediately, the minister said in a statement.
The road transport department, as an agency under the minstry of transport will immediately commence investigations under the Industry Code Of Practice 2010 for road transport activities in relation to this incident, Wee said.
Severe punishment will be meted out to the lorry driver or the company involved should they be found guilty, and may include suspension of the driver’s GDL license, the company’s permit or other appropriate punishments under Act 333 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) has also been directed to conduct a technical investigation to find the cause of the incident. The transport minister also appealed to members of the public to submit evidence such as any video footage of the incident in order to assist in the investigation.
The transport minister said that he takes cases such as this very seriously, and will not compromise with any party. Any party found guilty of the offence will be punished severely as this incident involves the safety and lives of road users, the transport minister said.
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no inspection for all these lorry at puspakom kah???
or checked dy and found nothing….as usual…LOL
That VW head-on with trucker
Only panels suffered damage
Real-life crash test
now, is it the company fault? or Puspakom fault?
Finally, now it’s now an international news.
If the Authority keep passing the balls to the company,
then where is the Puspakom/Minister KPI?
This is what happens when those lorries are maintained with sub par parts and or incompetent mechanics all in the name of cutting costs and not to mention just to pass twice yearly Puspakom checks.
Its high time JPJ & Puspakom relook into this and come up with certain specification or standards (sirim approved parts for example) or there will be no end.
What to investigate. MOT know well that most of Malaysia lorry is lack in maintenance or even no maintenance, overload and using cheap refurbished tire. Break failure is not an accident, it’s avoidable by routine/scheduled check of breaking system and air reservoir.
Maximum 5 years service lifespan for commercial vehicles
Johor sand mining trucks belonging to a “someone” has been this doing for years. Selling Malaysian river sand to Singapore secretly
AhSiongkor..it is not whether u tidak akan berkompromi or not,it is whether Enforcement has been a regular aspect of your kakitangan.
Mandatory inspections twice a year is just a minimum requirement.Look at the T Rex lorry whacking everything in its path.It is a miracle no one dies.Your auntie could be the victim.
In Western countries,they have unannounced roadblocks to check for red flags.
Looking at the video,it looks like brake failure.Or it could be a dadah high driver.
Dont just enjoy 50 grand gaji every month.Do something positive,and stop saying “kami akan memantau” if not u become MENTERI MEMANTAU.
This sort of accident always happened
But enforcement not effective
Must punish the owner kaw kaw lah
Eg confiscate lorry or put owner in jail, then owner will remember better and start naintain the lorry, else, everyone blame driver but if lorry no brake, is that driver’s fault?
Whose job is it to maintain the lorry? Is it owner or driver?