The 45-year-old lorry driver involved in the head-on collision with a Federal Reserve Unit vehicle, which resulted in the death of nine personnel, has six prior criminal cases against him, according to Perak police chief Datuk Comm Noor Hisam Nordin.
However, he tested negative for drugs following a urine test.
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00:00The 45-year-old lorry driver involved in the head-on collision with a Federal Reserve Unit vehicle,
00:08which resulted in the death of nine personnel, has six prior criminal cases against him.
00:14According to Perak Police Chief Datuk Commissioner Noor Hisam Nordin,
00:18said the suspect has over 20 years of lorry driving experience.
00:30Commissioner Noor Hisam, however, said the lorry driver has six prior criminal cases against him,
00:36mostly related to narcotics, as well as multiple outstanding traffic summonses.
00:42He said the FRU vehicle was part of a seven-vehicle convoy,
00:45which included one bus, four heavy trucks and two Land Rovers.
00:50The truck involved in the collision was the fifth vehicle in the convoy
00:53and was carrying equipment, which contributed to the severity of the impact.
00:57The accident has resulted in the deaths of nine members of Unit 5 of the FRU from Sungai Sanam.
01:05Eight died at the scene and one at the hospital.
01:09Commissioner Noor Hisam said the injured personnel are still receiving emergency treatment
01:13and they are awaiting the post-mortem process at the hospital.
01:16The convoy was on its way back to their base in Sungai Sanam in Ipoh
01:42after completing their security assistance assignment
01:45in conjunction with the Chitra Purnami Festival in Teluk Intan.