SHAH ALAM, Oct 10 — The driver of a lorry that crashed into 11 other vehicles at a traffic light junction in Alam Budiman yesterday has tested positive for drugs, police said today.
According to Bernama, Shah Alam police chief ACP Sarudin Samah said a urine screening test conducted on the 51-year-old driver found traces of amphetamine and methamphetamine.
He said the driver was detained to assist investigations under Section 44(1A)(a) of the Road Transport Act 1987 and was expected to be remanded at the Shah Alam Court today.
Preliminary investigations found that the driver claimed to have experienced brake problems while travelling downhill from Puncak Perdana towards Puncak Alam at about 4.20pm.
