5-Tonne Lorry Crashes Into Melaka Home After Driver Jumps Out to Avoid JPJ Officers

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On February 19, a 27-year-old lorry driver led the Road Transport Department (JPJ) on a nearly one-hour-long chase before his vehicle crashed into a house in Melaka.

While being chased by enforcement officers, the driver jumped out of his five-tonne lorry, leaving it to crash into someone’s home, as reported by Berita Harian.

JPJ officers signalled the driver to stop

Melaka JPJ Director Muhammad Firdaus Shariff said the lorry was first spotted on the Sungai Udang–Paya Rumput–Ayer Keroh (SPA) Highway, where officers signalled the driver to stop.

The crash damaged the fence and wall of the house, as well as a pickup truck. Luckily, no one was hurt, and the case has been handed over to the police.

A video (shared via MYNEWSHUB) of the chase also went viral, showing the lorry driving against traffic while being pursued by JPJ officers.

5 summonses were issued

Muhammad Firdaus said a report was made at the Durian Tunggal police station, showing that the lorry had eight past summonses, all of which were already settled.

He also mentioned that the driver was finally caught with the help of local residents around 4:30 PM.

You can watch the aftermath of the incident below:

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