A rubbish lorry believed to have suffered brake failure crashed into a condominium wall at Pantai Hillpark, crushing three parked cars.
KUALA LUMPUR: A rubbish lorry believed to have suffered brake failure lost control and crashed into a condominium boundary wall, crushing three cars at Jalan Pantai Murni 1, Pantai Hillpark, early today.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) chief ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said the lorry was travelling downhill along a straight, sloping road when the incident occurred at about 4.10 am.
He said the lorry veered off the road after its brakes failed, before coming down on three cars parked in the area.
The lorry driver, a 41-year-old local man, suffered an injury to his left leg, he said.
“The Kuala Lumpur JSPT immediately began efforts to locate the lorry driver after receiving the report, as he was not at the scene. He was successfully located while receiving treatment at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, HUKM,” he said in a statement today.
Mohd Zamzuri said two Bangladeshi workers, both around 25, were carrying out rubbish collection work in the area when the incident occurred, but neither was injured as they were on the road at the time.
He said the lorry driver presented himself at the Kuala Lumpur Traffic Police Station at 3.15 pm today to lodge a report on the incident.
“A breathalyser test found no alcohol in the driver’s system. The lorry will be sent to Puspakom for further examination to determine the exact cause of the incident,” he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for careless and inconsiderate driving.
