SEREMBAN: A civil servant was killed while a man was injured in a pile-up involving six vehicles at the Km 15 Jalan Kuala Pilah-Simpang Pertang, Jempol, about 45 km from here, today.
Jempoh district police chief Superintendent Hoo Chang Hook said Normaheiran Mohamad, 47, died at the scene while driver, P. Rajan, 56, had a broken leg and arm in the incident at 12.50pm.
"Preliminary investigations found that the mishap took place when a lorry from Simpang Pertang heading to Kuala Pilah failed to stop at a red light and bulldozed the back of five stationary cars.
"The impact of the collision pinned the driver of the third car to his seat killing him on the spot while one driver was injured and the rest were unhurt," he said in a statement today.
Hoo said the victim's body was sent to the Jempol Hospital for a post mortem while the injured victim was rushed to Tuanku Ampuan Najihah Hospital in Kuala Pilah for further treatment.
A urine test conducted on the lorry driver showed that he was positive for methamphetamine and was detained under Section 44 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 to facilitate the investigation. -- Bernama