KUANTAN: There is an ongoing police investigation to locate a group of men suspected of inciting violence and verbally assaulting a police officer and attacking a civilian at the site of a fatal accident at KM127 Jalan Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan near Temerloh.
Temerloh OCPD Asst Comm Mazlan Hassan disclosed that thus far, the police have apprehended a 42-year-old suspect with three prior offenses for gang robbery, theft, and violating the Prevention of Crime Act 1959.
He stated that three men were reported to have assaulted and verbally abused a uniformed police sergeant dispatched to the scene on Tuesday (Feb 6), while an additional person claimed to have been attacked by five men for recording the incident involving the police.
“The suspects’ actions are believed to have stemmed from dissatisfaction, presuming that the police failed to assist the accident victim, despite the said officer taking appropriate measures.”
“The civilian who claimed to have been beaten is a security guard who happened to be at the scene. He sustained injuries to his brow and the windows of his car were shattered,” he said in a statement on Wednesday (Feb 7).
Mazlan said the incident is believed to have begun after the arrival of a group said to be relatives and friends of the 20-year-old man who was killed in the crash.
The victim, who worked at a scrap metal shop, was confirmed dead at the scene from severe head and leg injuries after his motorcycle collided with the side of a car that was reportedly making a U-turn across double white lines.
The 75-year-old driver, however, escaped unhurt and the accident is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Investigations are also being carried out under Sections 148, 353, and 427 of the Penal Code, it is learnt. – Bernama
