The lorry driver involved in a road crash which killed three soldiers on the North-South Expressway on Feb 2 pleaded not guilty in the Gurun Magistrate's Court today to a charge of dangerous driving.
Muhammad Huzaifah Azhari, 31, was charged with driving a lorry in a dangerous condition causing the death of Mohd Hafiz Haris (30), Rozali Abdull Rani (39) and Mohd Asri Idris (40) - at kilometre 77.5 of the North-South Highway, northbound near Gurun at about 10.30am on Feb 2.
He was charged under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 which provides imprisonment of not more than 10 years and a fine of up to RM20,000.
Magistrate Anis Suraya Ahmad allowed Huzaifah bail of RM10,000 with one surety and ordered the suspension of his driver's licence.
She also set March 6 for mention.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Natasha Azmi proposed bail of RM30,000, but lawyer Ummi Kalthum Zakaria, from the National Legal Aid Foundation who represented the accused, appealed for minimum bail because his client had a wife and two young children to support.
- Bernama
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