Pickup truck driver who killed a mother and her kids to be charged for murder
Personnel from the Fire and Rescue Department carried out rescue efforts to victims involved in the crash. (Source: Bomba)
Bentong district police chief Supt Zaihan Mohd Kaha said the man, who was under the influence of drugs at the time, will be charged today (Feb 4) at the Bentong Magistrate Court at 9am.
He said the deputy public prosecutor has instructed for the suspect to be charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for the murder of a mother and her three children.
Her husband
The investigation papers, he said, will be taken over by Bentong District Criminal Investigation Unit.
Last Friday (Jan 28), the Nissan Navara rammed his pickup truck into a Toyota Vellfire at Km2 Jalan Lebu-Mempaga killing passenger Raihan Mohamad, 43, and her three children Ahda Dalili Mohd Nazri, 14, Ahmad Muaz, 7, and 4-year-old Ahda Imtinan.
Raihan's husband Mohd Nazri Hamid, 44, suffered injuries and the 44-year-old truck driver, who was traveling alone, was also injured.
Zaiham had said investigations revealed Nazri, a teacher, and his family was traveling from Gua Musang to Kuala Lumpur to attend a wedding.
He was quoted saying that Nazri reached the traffic light junction when the lights turned green and he turned to the right.
“However, the Navara from the opposite direction did not stop (at the red light) and crashed into the Vellfire, causing it to spin before crashing into the metal divider,” he said, adding that the victims died on the scene and was sent to Raub Hospital for post-mortem examination.
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Zaiham had said that the Navara driver tested positive for methamphetamine and was treated for head injuries at the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital in Temerloh.
He added that drugs were also recovered from the Navara driver who also has a previous record for drug-related offences.
The suspect, he said, also has three outstanding traffic summonses.
