14 vehicles crash: Trailer driver to be charged on Monday

PUTRAJAYA - The trailer driver who crashed into 13 vehicles in an accident at Kilometer (KM) 5.7 Jalan Persiaran Utara, Putrajaya last Wednesday will be charged in court this Monday.

Putrajaya District Police chief, Assistant Commissioner Asmadi Abdul Aziz said that the remand of the suspect previously carried out had been extended.

"The investigation papers related to this case have been completed and have been referred to the public prosecutor, and an order has been given to prosecute the suspect on Monday.

"Charges against the suspect will be carried out under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987," he said in a statement today.

In the crash at about 10.14am, two motorcyclists were killed while seven other individuals were injured when a trailer crashed into 13 vehicles in Persiaran Utara.

The misfortune took place as all the vehicles involved stopped to make way for the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTDL) convoy training at the scene.

The suspect had then been arrested for further investigation.