FRU truck crash: Sand lorry driver detained, tested negative for drugs

TELUK INTAN: The driver of a sand-laden lorry involved in the accident that claimed the lives of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel on Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam has been detained for further investigation.

Hilir Perak district police chief ACP Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin said the driver, in his 40s, who escaped unhurt, was detained this morning under Section 41 of the Road Transport Act 1987.

“The driver tested negative for drugs. Investigations are still ongoing to determine the exact cause of the incident and to gather more information,” he told reporters at the Teluk Intan Hospital Forensic Department here today.

Nine members of the FRU were killed, while two others sustained injuries, when a lorry carrying sand collided with an FRU truck transporting 15 personnel on Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam at 8.50 am.

In the incident, eight victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while another died while receiving treatment at Teluk Intan Hospital.