A horrific accident occurred on Saturday (September 27) at the Bukit Kajang Toll Plaza, claiming the life of a one-year-old child and injuring eight others.

According to a report by Malay Mail, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) operations assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said they received an emergency call about the accident at 11 AM.

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It is understood that the crash involved a three-tonne lorry carrying scrap items, a Nissan X-Trail four-wheel drive belonging to the Public Works Department (JKR), a Honda City, and a Proton X70.

“When we arrived at the scene, we found the toddler and a man trapped under the Nissan X-Trail. We managed to extricate them, but the toddler was pronounced dead at the scene."

The man survived and was sent to the hospital for treatment along with the other seven injured victims,” he said.

Parents had waited 10 years for the deceased toddler

In a heartbreaking twist, it was revealed that the one-year-old who died in the crash was one of a pair of twins whose parents had waited 10 years for.

At the time of the accident, the father, Amirul Ridzuan, was not with his family as he was working in Kedah. He was only informed of the incident after someone else answered his wife's phone.

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“I was told my son passed away from internal bleeding after being thrown out of the car. My family was with my parents at the time of the incident.”

Thankfully, the other twin survived the accident and has since been discharged from the hospital.

Lorry driver admits to jumping out of vehicle

According to a report by FMT, the lorry driver had jumped out of the vehicle at the time of the collision.

It is understood that the driver claimed the lorry was experiencing brake issues. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Naazron Abdul Yusof said preliminary investigations showed the lorry was last serviced in April.

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The 42-year-old driver has since been arrested and placed under a two-day remand.

The suspect was also found to have a criminal record, with three cases related to drug and criminal offences, as well as four traffic summonses from 2013 and 2016.

However, the man’s urine test came back negative for drugs and alcohol. The case is being investigated for reckless or dangerous driving causing death.

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