The public service vehicle (PSV) licence of the driver of the tour bus involved in the accident in Gerik, Perak has been suspended with immediate effect, the road transport department (JPJ) has said. The incident claims 15 lives and injured 33 others, including the bus driver and conductor, as well as the driver and three passengers in a separate passenger vehicle.
This action was taken in accordance with the provisions of Section 56(4) of the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333), following an ongoing investigation, Bernama has reported. “JPJ has also opened an investigation paper against the owner of the company operating the vehicle involved, including the company that received the leased permit to operate the bus,” said JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli.
The suspension of the licence will remain in effect until the investigation has been completed as a proactive measure to protect public interest and ensure the safety of road users, the JPJ director-general said. Last week, the New Straits Times reported that the tour bus company which operated the bus involved in the incident has had all its permits and licences revoked with immediate effect.
According to transport minister Anthony Loke, this was due to the tour bus company having committed two major violations, which was leasing its operating permit to a third party and failing to activate the vehicle’s GPS tracking system.
The Kedah-based tour bus company had been found to have leased its permit to a Kelantan-based operator for RM500 per month, and the ministry would not consider any appeals from the company involved, the transport minister said.
While the bus driver claimed brake failure to be the cause of the crash, the preliminary technical report by Puspakom found that the brakes on the bus involved were in working condition, reported The Star.
An inspection of the brakes, lining and drums showed no wear, and an inspection of the air compressor tank also showed no leakage, while the tyres of the bus were also found to be in satisfactory condition and compliant with JPJ specifications, and its steering and suspension were also deemed satisfactory, according to the report.
“Based on observations and technical investigations, there is no evidence showing mechanical failure was the cause of the accident,” the Puspakom report noted, adding that road conditions or human error could be factors in the incident.
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his license should have LONG AGO been suspended with all the traffic offences he had collected and never settled. Goes to prove that Malaysia has zero enforcement.
So,there r possibly thousands of such moronic drivers with a dozen saman roaming and terrorising our roads.
So,FRU and UPSI casualties..25 now and rising,some still in ICU.
When is Anthony going to INSAF ? When is he gonna stop selling “syiok” number plates?
Akmal Salleh..since u r so gungho and loudmouth,pls come out..tell Hamidi pressure PMX to sack Ahlokekor..u take over.We dont care soft or loud mouth…we want KURANGKAN KEMATIAN.
Well as everyone would have stated after 21 summons only took action – now anyone’s guess how many more of such incidents talk but zero because relax kejap dulu ada apa beritahu jika telah berlaku nanti boleh bagi boss stress dan ok saja goyang dulu.
as i’ve read someone suggested, make it easier for passengers to identify if a driver is blacklisted, or not approved to drive. make it so that passengers can check the drivers before they embark on a trip.
JPJ either have lazy staff or the system got loop hole . So many idiot with ton of saman still driving around. What actually is director general duties ? When problem come only Anthony Like is answerable? Minister of transport not only oversee JPJ he has many other agency under him.
His license only got suspended because of Malaysians anger and fatty anthony want to save his sorry ass
The underlying issue is the lack of enforcement far too long. If they do strict enforcement now, a large portion of drivers will kena “ban”… so there goes the dilemma. To enforce or not.
As long as enforcement is “selective”…only when there is public anger etc…there won’t be ANY sort of improvement at all. Ministers can talk and talk about want to do this and that…but it’s will be just back to “usual” after a while.