A multi-vehicle crash that sadly resulted in seven dead and 33 injured occurred last night on the North-South Highway (PLUS) near the Ayer Keroh services (R&R). Transport minister Anthony Loke has ordered an immediate probe into the accident.
“(translated) Initial investigations by the authorities found that the accident that resulted in the loss of seven lives was caused by a detached trailer lorry tyre, causing a tour bus to swerve and crash into three vehicles coming from the opposite direction,” Loke said on Facebook.
“I have instructed the Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement division director to immediately conduct a detailed investigation into the cause of the accident and take appropriate follow-up action against the trailer lorry and bus companies involved.
“JPJ will continue to implement strict and integrated enforcement actions against heavy commercial vehicles to ensure safety compliance at all times to guarantee the safety of road users,” he added while expressing his condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones.
Astro Awani reports that the seven lives lost comprised a family of five in a Toyota Estima, the tour bus driver and a tour bus passenger, while the New Straits Times reports that from January to October this year alone, 825 lorries were involved in fatal crashes, resulting in 5,364 deaths.
In the English-language daily’s report, federal traffic enforcement and investigation department (JSPT) director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said that 177 different types of commercial vehicles have been seized for various offences including carrying unsecured and hazardous loads, not having warning triangles, as well as malfunctioning indicators and brakes.
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How many more civilians life lost will the government take harsher measurement and enforcement? It’s always the same suspects, reckless, drunk, under influence bus, lorry, and truck drivers.
This road incident should be easily avoided if that lorry wheel did not dislodged onto middle of the road! Even when you are driving at below speed limit on the highway is extremely difficult to maneuver avoiding the wheel carcass In front of your path!
Same old story larr .. puspakom ineffectiveness, overspeed, weak enforcement .. end up, nothing done until next similar case ..
LOL Your country commercial vehicle inspection got big loopholes. Can rent new tyres new vehicle parts fix prepared for confirmed pass inspection afterwards just go back to workshop refit swap abck to reconditioned tyres or old vehicle parts.
Probe apa. This tyre rethreading business needs to be banned
Some may be repated to rethreading. But from video this case of the wheel off th lorry. Maybe spare tyre.
Reactive mode as usual. Something big happen then only start taking action … and probably as usual hangat tahi ayam.
Just go undercover, look at those heave vehicles plying the roads, especially those on highways. Speeding like no tomorrow. Tail gating smaller vehicles and “bully” them.
Setuju! MP Loke can fully reveal outcome of investigation to public ah.. too many accidents but we public keep hearing Ada investigation.. tapi tak Ada results Yang menunjukkan kemajuan. So sekarang public already have doubts if investigation really means anything or done thoroughly. MOT owes it to the public or we public get our MP to press for investigations reveal fully in parliament. Mana tahu investigator tak competent.. habislah kalau bust investigation 10bilanbpun tak akan berhasil
MP Loke, please do something about heavy commercial vehicles maintenance regime or upgrade standard required of heavy commercial vehicles. Annual puspakom inspection alone is insufficient. U and I knows commercial vehicles need more frequent maintenance. They suffer wear and tear more severe than normal cars. So please make transport company with heavy vehicle and trailers to undergo more regular maintenance per manufacturer standard and prove when audited. Do more regular audits.
Let me guess. The lorry just passed puspakom inspection, and took back it’s old tyres. But the mechanic did not screw one tyre setting it loose. Hence the reason why so many lorry tyres seems to roll off lorries we see regularly nowadays.
Only way to stop this carnage is spot checks and fail on the spot on public roads by jpj.
The problem with Ahlokekor is he is always doing damage control,instead of pre emptive PREVENTION.
Today 7 lives,towards Raya the figure might double.
And the stupidity is they keep announcing the period of enforcement.
If a thief wants to rob u…will he announce in facebook from which date he will strike?
Time to make enforcements all year round,unannounced,regularly with handphones banned for those on duty.
Albert Einstein said ,” doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is called what?”
INSANITY…..AHLOKEKOR,FAHAM ?
Eliminate the godfathers and warlords that control JPJ first, then baru cakap about changing JPJ wholly. Every minister that takes on JPJ either eats the cake or bite the bullet. Need balls of steel baru will see any changes. So far, no minister from MCA to DAP got those big balls.
Guardrails not functioning or guardrails below standard?
Punish the company’s owner, shareholders & directors. Not the low pay driver, its the owner fault. JPJ or road transports act & rules should be as strict as MACC Act, any wrong doing go to the owners, shareholders & directors and punish them. Then only all this can be reduce!
MP #AnthonyLoke…please take action of lorries and busses plying on the Segamat-Muadzam Shah-Kuantan route…these maniac drivers are driving like hell…:(
Loke and see make statement make look busy doing something. Busy making app for other things next year same story repeat. Better resign and go sell car accessories.