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A video of a lorry on a trunk load spilling its load has been making the rounds. The lorry was taking a slight bend and its load fell on the other lane, inflicting the dashcam automotive to hit it and topple over. The accident, which occurred on October 29, precipitated damage to a pregnant girl and claimed the lifetime of her unborn baby.
The video was shared by Anthony Loke on his Fb web page yesterday, and in it, the transport minister expressed condolences and mentioned that he has ordered JPJ and the Land Public Transport Company (APAD) to take quick consideration on the lorry driver and his firm.
“The working allow for this lorry firm will probably be briefly suspended for audits on all its lorries. I cannot compromise with drivers and lorry firms that endanger the general public on the highway,” he mentioned.
Loke adopted that up with an official assertion underneath APAD, which mentioned that the company and JPJ carried out an audit on the corporate and automobile concerned. Yesterday, APAD issued a present trigger letter to the lorry firm, giving it three working days to answer. The license of the corporate may be suspended if discovered responsible.
APAD additionally means that JPJ droop the license of the lorry underneath the Highway Transport Act 1987 and confiscate it underneath Part 80 of the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715) to facilitate additional investigations which can be ongoing.
One other tragic incident brought on by a lorry. What’s behind all this? Do we want stricter inspection, are the principles and penalties sufficient, or is it a matter of enforcement to maintain business autos roadworthy? We dive deep into the difficulty right here.
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