00:01A 19-year-old driver, linked to a crash that killed five people in Simpang Rengam, Johor,
00:06has been remanded again, this time under a murder charge.
00:09The teenager arrived at the Kluang Sessions Court on Friday morning under tight police escort.
00:14A four-day remand order was issued by Judge Mujib Saroji, keeping him in custody until Monday.
00:20The suspect had previously been remanded under the Road Transport Act,
00:23but police re-arrested him to facilitate investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code,
00:29which carries the death penalty upon conviction.
00:32The fatal crash occurred last Monday at Kilometre 27 of Jalan Rengam Simpang Rengam.
00:37The teenager was driving a Mercedes-Benz A250,
00:40allegedly racing recklessly alongside his older brother in a BMW 530E.
00:46The BMW is believed to have lost control before veering into oncoming traffic,
00:51triggering a chain collision involving a Perodua Alza, a Toyota Vios, a Proton Weirer, and another Mercedes-Benz.
00:59Four members of a family travelling in the Vios were killed at the scene, including a 10-year-old girl.
01:05The teen's 22-year-old brother, who was driving the BMW,
01:09succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital, bringing the death toll to five.
01:13return.
01:13eaten
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01:16traffic
01:17murderedeyed
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