Karak fatal crash: Lorry driver tests positive for drugs

Bentong police chief Superintendent 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.

15 Jun 2026 10:35am
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. Photo: Social Media
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. Photo: Social Media

KUANTAN - 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 Superintendent 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 4 am 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 4.30 pm, 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

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