00:00A lorry driver pleaded not guilty at the Ayah Kero magistrate's court on Tuesday to charges
00:07of dangerous driving, which resulted in the deaths of two teenage boys last year.
00:12Twenty-six-year-old S. Vinu Dharan was accused of driving recklessly, causing a fatal accident
00:18that claimed the lives of Erwan Idris and Putra Norsyakir Putrawirawan, both 16, at
00:24Jalan Krubong Permai, Malacatingga, at 9.53pm on December 24, 2023.
00:31The charges fall under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act 1987, Amendment
00:381999, which carries a jail term of five to ten years, a fine between R20,000 and R50,000,
00:46and disqualification from holding a driving license for at least five years if convicted.
00:52The accused's license was suspended from the date the charge was first read.
00:57Magistrate Noor Shaliati Mohamed Sobri granted bail at R6,500 with one surety and set January
01:0427 for case mention and document submission.
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