00:03Police have detained a trailer lorry driver to assist in investigations into a crash involving four vehicles at kilometre 137
00:11.4 of the North-South Expressway, NSE, northbound near Serberang Jaya on Saturday.
00:18Central Serberang Pry OCPD Assistant Commissioner Helmi Aris said the 28-year-old local suspect tested positive for methamphetamine.
00:28Bukit Murtajam Magistrate's Court has remanded him for four days until Wednesday to facilitate investigations.
00:36The case is being investigated under Section 44, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving under the
00:44influence of drugs and causing an accident.
00:48Preliminary investigations indicate the trailer lorry, travelling from Juru towards Serberang Jaya, lost control and collided with the rear of
00:56a sports utility vehicle.
00:57SUV in the right lane.
01:00The SUV was dragged forward before the lorry crashed into two other cars ahead, causing a second SUV to overturn
01:08into a roadside drain.
01:10Three occupants of the first SUV sustained serious head, chest and leg injuries, while five others suffered minor injuries.
01:17All victims were taken to Hospital Serberang Jaya for treatment.
01:22ACP Helmi urged anyone with information about the accident to contact Traffic Investigating Officer Inspector S. Saravanan at 016-45
01:32-25105 or visit the nearest police station.
01:36The crash caused a nine-kilometre traffic jam along the northbound stretch between Juru and Permatang Pau.
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