The Shah Alam High Court ruled that damage to the vehicles, together with a witness account and other evidence, showed that driver Norba’idah Abd Majid had swerved into motorcyclist S Thenesh’s path.

SHAH ALAM: A motorcyclist left permanently disabled in a 2018 highway crash was awarded about RM1.17 million in damages after the High Court here found the car driver fully liable for the accident.

Judicial Commissioner Shoba Dorai Rajah overturned the sessions court’s 70-30 apportionment of liability, which had left S Thenesh bearing 70% of the blame.

Based on the sessions court's assessment, Thenesh was awarded RM400,000 in damages.

Shoba said the damage to the vehicles, together with a witness account and other evidence, showed that the driver, Norba’idah Abd Majid, had swerved into Thenesh’s path.