Fatal Kluang crash: RTD probes trailer company's safety compliance

The Road Transport Department (RTD) is conducting an Inspection and Safety Audit on the trailer company involved in the fatal accident at KM58.1 of the North-South Expressway (Plus), near Kluang, which claimed five lives last Thursday.

RTD director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said that the investigation aims to determine whether the company complied with the technical requirements outlined in the report.

He added that the probe was initiated immediately after the accident, in accordance with the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715) and the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333).

“As of now, we have yet to obtain any conclusive findings, and we are also awaiting the police report on the incident,” he said.

“Once the investigation is fully completed, RTD will submit all reports to the deputy public prosecutor for further action.

He said this at a press conference on the bus monitoring and inspection operation, held in conjunction with Aidilfitri 2025, at the Amanjaya Terminal in Ipoh last night.

On March 28, Transport Minister Anthony Loke stressed that a thorough and transparent investigation would be conducted into the fatal accident at KM58.1 of the Plus Expressway, last Thursday, which claimed five lives.

Aedy said that checks found that the trailer driver involved had four prior records, including two with the police.

“RTD records show that the driver committed technical offences between 2017 and 2022, but all have since been resolved.

“Among these were two offences for failing to comply with periodic inspection notices, as well as violations for carrying an unsecured load, and transporting cargo protruding beyond the vehicle's body,” he said.

- Bernama

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