Drunk driver crashes into road-sign crew on Kuala Lumpur highway, killing supervisor

Police chief Zamzuri Isa reported that at about 5 a.m., a 26-year-old driver intoxicated with a blood-alcohol concentration of 64 mg per 100 ml collided with a crew installing road signs on the Kuala Lumpur highway heading from Jalan Damansara to Jalan Parlimen. The crash hit two of the four workers; a 28-year-old supervisor later died despite medical care, and a 49-year-old lorry driver incurred injuries to his head and right arm and was admitted to Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

The driver escaped injury, was arrested, and remanded for three days until October 26 to assist investigators. Authorities are pursuing charges under the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.