Trailer driver dies after crashing with another trailer in Perak

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A 32-year-old trailer driver lost his life after his vehicle rear-ended another trailer, slid approximately 100 meters down the left side, and crashed into a house at KM47 along the Ipoh-Lumut road late Saturday (Nov 16) around 11:15pm.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/nh4f6c3w  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 32-year-old trailer driver died after his vehicle collided with another trailer, slid

00:07100 metres and crashed into a house along kilometre 47 of the Ipoh-Lumut Road around

00:1311.15pm on Saturday.

00:16Perak Tengah OCPD Superintendent Hafizul Helmi Hamza said the driver, transporting cement

00:22from Sri Iskandar to Gelongpepuyu, lost control and hit a stationary trailer carrying recycled

00:28paper, which then struck a parked car.

00:31The cement-laden trailer slid further, crashing into a house garage.

00:36Superintendent Hafizul noted that the road was wet and weather conditions clear, but

00:41the area lacked streetlights and CCTV.

00:44The driver sustained fatal injuries, with a post-mortem confirming polytrauma as the

00:49cause of death.

00:51The case is under investigation for reckless driving under Section 41, Subsection 1 of

00:57the Road Transport Act 1987.

01:00Witnesses are urged to contact Inspector M Mahi Swaran at 0107 005051 or the nearest

01:10police station.

01:12Superintendent Hafizul also reminded the public to exercise caution, obey traffic laws and

01:18avoid speeding while driving.

01:27For more information, visit www.fema.gov.au

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