KUALA LUMPUR, 3 May 2020:
A policeman was killed after he was hit by a four-wheel-drive vehicle driven by a suspected drunk driver while he was manning the Covid-19 roadblock at the Kajang South Toll Plaza at the Kajang-Seremban Expressway (LEKAS) early this morning.
In the 2.11am incident, corporal Safwan Muhammad Ismail, 31, from the Kajang district police headquarters (IPD) died at the scene due to serious injuries to his body and head after he was hit by the Toyota Hilux.
Kajang district police chief ACP Mohd Zaid Hassan said investigations found the Hilux driver was driving from Kajang towards the Kajang South Toll Plaza.
“Upon reaching the roadblock, the Hilux’s driver, suspected to be driving under the influence of alcohol, failed to control the vehicle and hit a policeman before crashing into a car parked on the road shoulder,” he said in a statement today.
Mohd Zaid said a police report was lodged by the supervisor of the roadblock while Hilux driver – who sustained injuries – was detained by police for further investigations.
“The investigation paper has been opened and the investigation is being conducted under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.”
Meanwhile, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) in a statement posted on its official Facebook page said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador and all PDRM personnel expressed their condolences to the family members of Corporal Safwan.
His remains are expected to be taken to his hometown in Ulu Kinta, Perak for burial. “The passing of the late corporal Safwan, who has been serving the force until the end, is a huge loss for the team especially the Kajang IPD.”
Separately in PARIT, a six-month old baby was killed after the car he was travelling in with his parents plunged into a drain at the fourth kilometre, Jalan Bota Kiri-Tanjung Belanja, last night.
Perak Tengah district police chief, Supt Barudin Wariso said the incident took place near the Tanjung Aur cemetery at 8.15pm.
During the incidentm he said the victim, identified as Afham Faiq Azrul Amir, was together with his mother, Siti Noor Fazlin Ahmad, 29, in a Perodua Myvi which was driven by his father, Azrul Amir Ruslan, also 29.
He said they were returning home to Sri Iskandar from Kampung Paloh here. ‘’Upon arriving at the scene, the car was believed to have gone out of control and plunged into the drain on the left of the road.”
He said in a statement the baby died on the spot and was taken to the Changkat Melintang Hospital for a post-mortem. His parents experienced bodily injuries.
– Bernama