00:01This dashcam footage solved a crash case police had been struggling to crack.
00:06On the 10th of May, three vehicles collided inside a tunnel along Jalan Keramat Pulai in Ipoh.
00:13A car driven by a 26-year-old man, another driven by a 34-year-old woman, and a motorcycle
00:19ridden by a 20-year-old man.
00:21In a statement on Wednesday, Ipoh District Police Chief ACP Muhammad Najib Hamza said when police reports were first lodged,
00:28everyone involved gave a different version of events, and none of them submitted any video evidence.
00:34With no footage and no consensus on what happened, the case was classified as refer-to-magistrate, while police waited
00:40for more evidence.
00:42Ten days after the crash, the dashcam footage was handed to police.
00:46Based on a detailed review, police concluded the accident was caused by the motorcyclist's negligence.
00:51The 20-year-old was issued a summons under Rule 10 of the Road Traffic Rules 1959 for failing to
00:57maintain control of his vehicle.
00:59He was also fined for riding without a valid license.
01:02The findings were made public after a road user's dissatisfaction over the case went viral on threads.
01:07In response, ACP Muhammad Najib confirmed that investigations were carried out professionally,
01:13transparently, and based solely on the evidence gathered.
01:21In response, ACP Muhammad Najib Hamza said,
01:30ACP Muhammad Najib Hamza said,
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