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KULAIJAYA: A lorry driver who stopped to buy breakfast at a roadside stall along Jalan Sengkang-Felda Inas here died in a freak accident after he was run over by his own runaway trailer.
Rezal Osman, 37, had parked his trailer on the road shoulder to buy food at about 7.30am yesterday.
Just as he was about to place his order, he noticed that the trailer had started rolling downhill on its own.
“He ran by the side of the vehicle to climb on board, but slipped and fell and was run over by the trailer tyres,” said Kulaijaya OCPD Supt Razak Md Said.
Supt Razak said the driver had apparently wanted to prevent the vehicle from crashing into other stalls along the roadside and injuring or killing people, adding that the area is on a hill.
He said Rezal was killed on the spot and his body was pinned between the tyres underneath the trailer.
Supt Razak added that it took the Fire and Rescue Department about an hour to remove the victim’s body.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Rezal Osman, 37, had parked his trailer on the road shoulder to buy food at about 7.30am yesterday.
Just as he was about to place his order, he noticed that the trailer had started rolling downhill on its own.
“He ran by the side of the vehicle to climb on board, but slipped and fell and was run over by the trailer tyres,” said Kulaijaya OCPD Supt Razak Md Said.
Supt Razak said the driver had apparently wanted to prevent the vehicle from crashing into other stalls along the roadside and injuring or killing people, adding that the area is on a hill.
He said Rezal was killed on the spot and his body was pinned between the tyres underneath the trailer.
Supt Razak added that it took the Fire and Rescue Department about an hour to remove the victim’s body.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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This post has been edited by lorrydriverrocks: Feb 28 2015, 09:49 AM