A 26-year-old lorry driver died at the scene after his Isuzu lorry rammed into the rear of another lorry at KM428.9 of the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2)
KUALA TERENGGANU: A lorry driver was killed in a two-vehicle collision at Kilometre 428.9 of the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2), near here, today.
Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the victim, 26-year-old A.Divakgar, from Taman Klang Indah, Selangor, died at the scene at about 11 am due to severe injuries to several parts of his body.
He said the acident is believed to have occurred when the victim suddenly lost control of his Isuzu lorry, which then rammed into the rear of a Mercedez-Benz lorry carrying construction materials.
“Initial investigations found that the accident occurred when the victim’s lorry, heading from Johor Bahru towards Gong Badak in Kuala Nerus, crashed into the rear of another lorry travelling from Ajil, Hulu Terengganu to Tepoh (Kuala Nerus).
“The victim’s body was taken to the Sultan Zainal Abidin Hospital (HoSZA) Forensic Unit, while the 63-year-old driver of the other lorry, who is from Kuala Berang (Hulu Terengganu), received treatment at the same hospital for facial injuries,” he said in a statement today.
Azli said the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.