The crash is believed to have occurred when a 26-year-old local man driving a car lost control, skidded and crashed into the two victims who were on the left lane of the road.
KUALA LUMPUR: A supervisor was killed and a lorry driver injured after they were struck by a car driven by a man believed to be under the influence of alcohol on Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar, heading from Jalan Damansara towards Jalan Parlimen, early today.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) head ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said police received a report on the crash at 5.08 am.
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He said during the incident at about 5 am, the two victims, aged 28 and 49, together with three Bangladeshi workers, were installing warning road signs under a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) contract.
“The crash is believed to have occurred when a 26-year-old local man driving a car lost control, skidded and crashed into the two victims who were on the left lane of the road.
“As a result of the collision, the supervisor was pronounced dead while receiving treatment, while the lorry driver sustained head and right hand injuries and is being treated at Kuala Lumpur Hospital,” he said in a statement today.
Mohd Zamzuri said a breathalyser test conducted on the car driver, who escaped unhurt, recorded a blood alcohol level of 64 milligrammes (mg) per 100 millilitres (ml) of blood, exceeding the permitted limit.
Following that, the driver was detained and has been remanded for three days starting today to assist in investigations.
The case is being investigated under Section 44(1)(b) and Section 44(1A)(b) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor causing death and injury.
Members of the public with information on the incident are urged to contact the Tun H.S. Lee Traffic Police Station at 03-2071 9999 or any nearby police station.