00:02A man was killed while two others were seriously injured in a four-lorrie pile-up at Km 73.3
00:09of the North-South Expressway northbound near Machap on Tuesday morning.
00:15The 31-year-old driver of one of the lorries was seriously injured and pronounced dead
00:20at the scene following the accident at about 11.15am.
00:24Kluang O CPD Assistant Commissioner Bahreen Mohamed Noh said initial investigations found
00:30that the victim was travelling from Johor Bahru towards Kuala Lumpur when he failed to stop
00:35in time amid traffic congestion and crashed into the rear of a Mitsubishi Fuso lorry in
00:41the left lane.
00:42The impact caused the Fuso lorry to move forward and crash into the rear of a Hino lorry, which
00:48then collided with another Hino lorry in front of it.
00:51The 27-year-old Fuso lorry driver suffered leg injuries while his 44-year-old attendant sustained
00:58serious injuries to his body and legs.
01:01Both were trapped in the front section of the lorry and were rushed to Hospital Sultana Nora
01:06Ismail in Batu Pahat for treatment.
01:09ACP Bahreen said the drivers of the other two lorries were uninjured.
01:13The case is being investigated under Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
01:31ACP Bahreen Merch
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