00:00Police are tracking down a group of men suspected of setting off firecrackers
00:04on a main road near the Taman Nesa traffic light junction in Skudai, Johor.
00:09Johor Bahru North District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Azrul Anwar Noor said
00:14police detected a viral video on Facebook at around 1.30am on Sunday
00:19showing several men setting off firecrackers on the road.
00:23He said a police team arrived at the location about 15 minutes later to investigate
00:28but found that the group had already fled.
00:31Further checks only revealed traces of firecracker explosions at the scene.
00:36Azrul Anwar said the case was being investigated under Section 286 of the Penal Code
00:42for negligent conduct involving explosive substances
00:45as well as Section 48, Subsection 1 of the Road Transport Act 1987
00:50for causing danger or obstruction to other road users.
00:54Police are now working to identify and locate those involved to assist in the investigation.
