IPOH: The road transport department (JPJ) has suspended two of its personnel to facilitate investigations into two separate incidents involving a department vehicle, with a viral video showing it crossing double lines and a fatal crash.
JPJ director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said both personnel were suspended with immediate effect pending the outcome of internal investigations.
He said the incidents were unrelated, with one involving a viral video of a JPJ vehicle crossing double lines and the other a crash.
“The first incident involves a viral video of a JPJ vehicle crossing double lines along the East-West Highway, which is being handled through an internal investigation.
“In this case, we have suspended the personnel involved and deployed a team to conduct a probe. Appropriate action will be taken based on the findings,” he said at a press conference at the Menora control centre here tonight.
Aedy said the second incident involved a fatal crash at KM85.5 of the Kota Bharu-Machang-Jeli road near Kampung Rahmat, Bukit Bunga, Tanah Merah, involving a JPJ vehicle and a Perodua Myvi.
“We are leaving the crash case entirely to the police for further investigation, and JPJ is not involved in that probe.
“However, we can confirm that both incidents involved the same vehicle and personnel, although they occurred on different days.
“There has been confusion among netizens linking the two incidents as having occurred on the same day, but this is inaccurate,” he said.
He added that the two personnel would be placed at the department’s headquarters during the suspension period to assist in the investigation.
Aedy said JPJ would ensure the internal investigation is conducted transparently, with no protection given to any personnel found to have committed any wrongdoing.
Earlier, the incidents drew public attention after a video of a JPJ vehicle crossing double lines went viral on social media, along with reports of the fatal crash involving the department’s vehicle.
