Car hit by 2 other cars one after another during 3-car crash along expressway in Malaysia
A 26-year-old male driver has been arrested after a chain collision involving three cars along an expressway in Malaysia last Saturday (9 May).
Footage of the accident posted on Threads showed the two cars slamming into his car one after another.
Source: younde_hfz on Threads
Car stops on expressway, gets hit by 2 other cars
The 17-second clip started with a black car stopped across the far-right lane.
A silver car had stopped behind it with its hazard lights on, ostensibly as a warning to other vehicles.
Source: younde_hfz on Threads
However, another car travelling in the far-right lane collided into the black car at high speed, sending it spinning across the expressway.
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The momentum carries the black car across the road, where a third car smashes into it.
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The impact caused the black car crash into the barrier alongside the expressway, while the car that hit it also ended up crashing into the barrier.
Source: younde_hfz on Threads
3-car crash causes congestion along Malaysia expressway
Another video posted in the comment section showed that the accident had caused traffic to slow down along the expressway, as the far-left lane and road shoulder were blocked by an ambulance and the accident vehicles.
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Two people are seen walking away from the car.
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Black car believed to have skidded & stopped
The pile-up occurred at about 11pm on 9 May, at KM28 of the New Klang Valley Expressway heading towards the Duta Toll Plaza, the New Straits Times (NST) quoted the police as saying.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said a Proton Inspira driven by a 26-year-old Malaysian man, is believed to have skidded and come to a stop on the far-right lane.
A Proton Wira driven by a 40-year-old Indonesian man then crashed into the Proton Inspira, followed by a Toyota Hilux driven by a 41-year-old local man that also crashed into it.
Both vehicles then crashed into the road barrier on the left.
Driver under investigation for reckless & dangerous driving
While all three drivers were not injured in the accident, the Proton Wira and Toyota Hilux were damaged, said Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zamzuri.
Investigations are ongoing as to the Proton Inspira’s damage.
The Proton Inspira driver has been arrested to assist in police investigations, with the case being probed under Section 42(1) of Malaysia’s Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless and dangerous driving.
In the course of the investigation, the police have obtained CCTV footage, recorded witness statements, conducted a site inspection and taken photos of the accident vehicles, he added.
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