Lorry In Fru Crash Passed Puspakom Inspection Says Company Owner

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 Deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi previously said the accident could have been prevented if the vehicle had undergone a Puspakom inspection.
The crash which killed nine FRU personnel in Teluk Intan on Tuesday occurred when a gravel-laden lorry collided with a FRU truck transporting personnel.  (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The owner of the lorry involved in the crash that killed nine Federal Reserve Unit personnel in Teluk Intan on Tuesday says the vehicle passed a Puspakom inspection just last month
The man, who only wished to be known as Ravi, 58, told Utusan Malaysia that the lorry also had all the necessary documents.
On Tuesday, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said while the preliminary findings into the crash suggested a steering issue, the accident could have been prevented if the vehicle had undergone a Puspakom inspection.
“Last month, I went to Puspakom and the lorry passed inspection. After that, I renewed the road tax,” said Ravi.
Ravi added that the driver involved in the crash had only been working for about a month and a half.
The driver, Rudi Zulkarnain Mat Radi, 45, was charged with causing death by reckless driving yesterday.
The 8.40am crash, which also left two FRU officers critically injured, occurred when a gravel-laden lorry was involved in a collision with a FRU truck transporting personnel back to their base in Ipoh after they had provided security support at a festival in Teluk Intan.
Ravi said he was deeply saddened by the incident and its impact on the victims’ families. He said he was constantly thinking about the victims’ families and hoped to meet them, if possible.
“Of course, I feel heartbroken,” he said.
“On behalf of the company, we apologise to the families of the victims, and I also extend my condolences to them. I would like to meet them to express my sympathies.
“I constantly think about how they must feel. They’ve lost family members, lost husbands — how will they go on with their lives? When the head of the family is gone, of course their lives will be difficult.” - FMT

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