Cement lorry crashes into three vehicles on North South Expressway, driver to be tested for substances

Cement lorry crashes into three vehicles on North South Expressway, driver to be tested for substances

A cement truck has collided with two other vehicles before crashing into the highway divider and then crashing into a third vehicle travelling in the opposite direction on the North South Expressway (NSE) yesterday, the New Straits Times has reported.

Occuring at 10am yesterday at KM 336.3 of the NSE, the incident resulted in the driver of a four-wheel-drive vehicle sustaining head injuries, and caused a 3 km traffic crawl in both directions of the expressway between Tapah and Bidor, according to the report.

Initial investigations found that the cement truck was travelling on the left-hand-side lane in the southbound direction when it crashed into the 4WD vehicle and an Audi, said Tapah police chief Superintendent Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail.

“The crash led to the truck driver losing control of his vehicle, which skidded and hit the expressway’s divider before it entered the opposite direction and collided with a Toyota Yaris,” Wan Azharuddin said. The cement truck landed in a drain upon impact with the Yaris while the 28-year-old truck driver emerged unhurt, the Tapah police chief said.

The police were in the process of conducting a urine test on the truck driver, and are investigating the case under Section 43 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, Wan Azharuddin was quoted as saying.

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Comments

  • Terfikir on Jul 23, 2022 at 1:27 pm

    Interesting, Looks like brake failure not mentioned..?
    Tyre problems also not mentioned..?
    Hmm, not Tyre and brake problem ni..

    I wonder if there is oil spillage…?

    Heavy truck really need AEB, Benz Actros RM360k AEB ACC,

    https://paultan.org/2020/08/13/video-2020-mercedes-benz-actros-in-malaysia-three-cab-sizes-aeb-adaptive-cruise-control-from-rm360k/

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    • YB KInta Kunte on Jul 23, 2022 at 9:28 pm

      U know why lorry drivers dont give a damn..if the lorry turn turtle or plough into a dozen cars like in JB lately?
      The lorries dont belong to them.
      Every forthnight,we witness all these horror crashes involving lorries.
      We r not asking for zero crashes.Just how can the authorities minimise the figures.

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      • Truckers on Jul 25, 2022 at 5:13 pm

        Drivers are human too. They do GIVE A DAMN if their lives are at risk. But it is their profession and they continue to drive despite being given badly maintained trucks because they have to make a living, complain too much and the rich towkay will find another driver will to use it.

        On the flip side, we continue to hear of drivers with 20-30 samans still on the road. Why is this so, because these greedy towkays do not want to pay for better drivers or subsidise to train their staff to drive their vehicles. Illegal drivers are cheap for a reason but most companies do not question that other than being how cheap can they go.

        Whatmore, those drivers are expected to drive long hours with little time to rest in between trips, so most of them substance abuse just to keep working while fatigued.

        When the entire industry is going bottom of the barrel to maximise profits at whatever lowest cost, better drivers see no incentives to maintain their standards and they are forced to take on job after job after job, where we are in the situation of companies misusing and abusing poor drivers. In Europe, commercial drivers have workers union and strict limits about working hours beyond that companies can be heavily fined for forcing drivers to do ‘OT’.

        Perhaps high time for drivers to form a national union that will protect their livelihoods and at same time make this occupation professional.

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        • Sagtiya on Jul 26, 2022 at 4:31 pm

          I totally agree with you. Why is that everytime there’s an accident involving trucks, they blame the driver for substance abuse and all other stuff? And why is there’s no policy to have active safety systems for trucks & buses mandatory? Even a bezza has it all nowadays..

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  • 4G63T DSM on Jul 23, 2022 at 1:40 pm

    Hmmmm..it seems our highway barriers are not built to keep big trucks in its own lane.

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    • Technician on Jul 23, 2022 at 3:29 pm

      It’s meant to absorb and deflect to some extent, not prevent outright….

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    • Tortilla on Jul 23, 2022 at 7:09 pm

      If it does. A biker/car bang to it, more likely will be gg.com, rest in peace….

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  • Kariayam on Jul 23, 2022 at 3:02 pm

    How many times has this already happened. We need some major changes in the way companies are allowed to operate heavy vehicles.

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  • Katheryne Wong on Jul 23, 2022 at 3:07 pm

    Highway barriers is not up to standard. For highways, it should be up to test level 6 (TL-6)

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    • Anonymous on Jul 24, 2022 at 2:06 am

      I’m not so sure about that. The crash here is quite exceptional for a straight road. TL6 specifies a 15 degree impact at 80 km/h. From what I saw having went through there, the cement lorry was almost head on with the barrier. It’s still a great idea for the majority of crashes that normally happens on a straight stretch of the highway, but in this case the outcome wouldn’t be drastically different.

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  • So what is the function of LPKP and PUSPAKOM actually? Just to waste time and money and give job tu bumis?

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    • Casual reader on Jul 24, 2022 at 6:25 pm

      LPKP & Puspakom does not stop drivers from self abuse of substance. They can only ensure heavy vehicles are fit for use on the road via yearly inspection.

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    • apek oh on Jul 25, 2022 at 12:31 am

      ya loh. coz of your cainis towkey dun want folo rule. just kawtim money n done the lorry get back on the road again. and then pressure bumi driver to fullfill so many trip without proper maintenance of the vehicle. your cainis towkey hepi puspakom hepi maa…

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  • I said it before and I said it again, what is Puspakom doing? Are they really checking on heavy vehicle? What is our Transport Minister going to do with heavy vehicle which did not going through checks?

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    • Casual reader on Jul 24, 2022 at 6:26 pm

      I say it again. Transport Ministry nor LPKP & Puspakom does not stop drivers from self abuse of substance. They can only ensure heavy vehicles are fit for use on the road via yearly inspection.

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      • Go read some news outside Paul Tan. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/07/14/dr-wee-wants-random-drug-tests-on-heavy-vehicle-drivers-to-prevent-cases-of-driving-under-influence

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        • Does WKS going to do roadblock and do test on the drivers? NO. It is not his prerogative nor his jurisdiction. That was his personal viewpoint as a reminder but he does not do the enforcement. Casual reader is correct.

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  • Most probably driver fall asleep.
    And cops still insist autonomous driving aids should be banned when in this case, it could have averted a accident.

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    • Casual reader on Jul 24, 2022 at 6:29 pm

      Pls show proof where you claimed police insist that driving aids should be banned. That is a serious accusation.

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  • It begins with corruption!,the ministry@govt. agency involved,fall deft and blind,

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