Stern action will be taken against the driver and company owner of the trailer truck that crashed into a house along Jalan Pekan-Rompin, Pahang, which resulted in two deaths, said transport minister Anthony Loke, Bernama has reported.
According to the transport minister, the transport company had been given repeated reminders by enforcement officials to be responsible, and to ensure that their drivers were free from the influence of drugs and other harmful activities.
“I will instruct the JPJ to take prosecutorial action against the company owner as the owner of the company license needs to be accountable as they were negligent, and allowed the accident to happen. My condolences to the family as when the crash happened, they were in their own home, but were unfortunately rammed by a trailer until two fatalities occurred,” Loke said.
The company owner would face prosecution, and if found guilty, they would be suspended and have their license revoked, the minister added.
Loke has instructed enforcement officials to conduct continuous joint operations and patrols at all times, especially those involving heavy vehicles, he said. “We have taken action to suspend and revoke licenses so many times, but unfortunately this sort of thing still happens, as if they are challenging the validity of the country’s laws,” he continued.
Bernama cited prior reports as saying that the trailer truck driver was remanded for four days to facilitate investigations under Section 44 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, and the driver had tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine.
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How many more of these accident we need before JPJ said “okay this is not normal, we should immediately raid Puspakom and held them accountable.”?
“The company owner would face prosecution, and if found guilty,”
See how politicians confuse the rakyat!!… 2 deaths already happened and how can loke say “if found guilty”!!!!!!!
“According to the transport minister, the transport company had been given repeated reminders by enforcement officials”
Its because of incompetent minister like Loke that these companies even after repeated reminders are allowed to run their operations…
Loke step dowm immediately you idiot!!
Revoke licenses of the company. Does it blacklist the owner of the company too?
never ending stories from these lorries and busses
As usual lah,after a huge accident..we slap enormous gargantuan charges on the lorry owner and driver.
My question is why r we doing DAMAGE CONTROL most of the time,while thousands of these rogue drivers on dadah,or multiple blacklists are allowed to roam our streets?
So,another round of besar besaran operasi.
When a mouse is aware of the besar besaran trap,u think it will come out?
One company is not enough. Take initiative to check all transport company beforr more death occurs.
Highly plausible that Company roc using wives children as owner, these owners will be scapegoats get pawn soon KEK
The driver should be charged for murder not just dangerous driving
upgrade our train system lar duhhh, traffic jam and fatal accidents mostly create by heavy truck, otak tak da macam mana fikir puncanya?