JPJ officer killed after lorry rams into vehicles during check on PLUS Highway

 Second officer, the lorry driver and the driver of a motor loader also suffer injuries in crash near Senawang exit.

The JPJ officers were inspecting a motor loader at Km256.1 of the North-South Expressway when they were hit by a lorry.

SEREMBAN:

A road transport department (JPJ) personnel was killed and another seriously injured when a lorry crashed into their car and a motor loader they were inspecting at Km256.1 of the North-South Expressway (northbound) near the Senawang exit last night.

The drivers of the motor loader and the lorry were also injured in the incident, which occurred at about 10.30pm.

Negeri Sembilan police chief Alzafny Ahmad said the 42-year-old JPJ officer who died suffered head injuries and was confirmed dead at the scene.

His 32-year-old colleague, who also suffered severe injuries to his head and several parts of the body, is receiving treatment at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital, Seremban.

“An initial investigation found that the two Negeri Sembilan JPJ personnel were inspecting a motor loader carrying a cabin load on the emergency lane when a lorry laden with dry food products approached them from behind.

“However, the lorry lost control and failed to avoid the vehicles, crashing into the rear of the JPJ car and the motor loader,” he said in a statement today.

He said the lorry driver, aged 44, and the driver of the motor loader, 48, also suffered body and leg injuries and were sent to the hospital.

He said the case was being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving. - FMT