Lorry driver who crushed Honda City near Karak, killing baby girl, arrested after testing positive for meth

KUANTAN, June 15 — The lorry driver involved in the accident that claimed four lives at KM43 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak (KLK) Expressway yesterday has tested positive for drugs.

Bentong police chief Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said the 40-year-old man was taken to the Bentong district police headquarters for a urine screening test immediately after receiving treatment at the hospital.

“The screening test results found that the man was positive for methamphetamine, and he was arrested at about 4am today,” he said in a statement today.

Earlier, it was also reported that the lorry driver had 15 traffic summonses on record.

In the incident, which occurred at about 4.30pm, the trailer carrying a load of iron dust overturned onto a Honda City driven by a 55-year-old man, with three passengers aged between one and 58 years old travelling in the vehicle. — Bernama