Alleged luxury car race crash that killed 5 renews Malaysia’s road safety concerns
A 19-year-old driver, reportedly a Singapore university student, was arrested over the accident that also killed four members of a family
Police arrested the 19-year-old driver of a Mercedes-Benz A250, identified by local media as a Singapore university student, in connection with Monday’s crash on the Kluang – Simpang Renggam highway in Johor. A urine test came back negative for drugs.
The suspect’s brother, a 22-year-old at the wheel of a BMW 530e, also died in the collision, which left several others injured, including two children.
Kluang district police chief Bahrin Mohd Noh said the BMW was spotted travelling “fast and recklessly” alongside the Mercedes-Benz before it lost control, crossed into the opposite lane, struck four cars and plunged into a ravine.
Four people in one of those vehicles died at the scene, police said.
“Initial investigations found that a BMW 530e driven by a 22-year-old local man was travelling from Kluang town towards Simpang Renggam,” Bahrin told reporters on Tuesday.