IPOH – Three Pakistani men were killed, while three others were injured, after they were hit by a car at KM16 of Jalan Teluk Intan-Bidor, Teluk Intan while they were walking to a nearby mosque for morning prayers yesterday.
Hilir Perak district police chief Ahmad Adnan Basri said police were alerted by the public about the 8.10am incident, which subsequently went viral on Facebook, and rushed to the scene.
“Investigations at the scene of the accident indicate that a local man, 36, who was driving a Proton Saga, lost control and skidded to the left shoulder of the road and ploughed into the six Pakistani men who were walking there,” he said in a statement last night, adding that the three seriously injured Pakistani men were sent to Teluk Intan Hospital for treatment.
He added that police arrested the driver, who tested positive for cannabis, and they would be applying for remand tomorrow at the Teluk Intan magistrates’ court, while the car has been seized for further inspections.
“Investigations are still ongoing to identify the real cause of the crash under Section 44(1)(a) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving under the influence of drugs and causing death,” he said, and urged those with information to come forward to facilitate the police investigation. – April 11, 2024