The front wheel rim of the trailer involved in the fatal Ayer Keroh accident has been recovered by Melaka police from a landfill in Tangkak, Johor.
Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah said the rim that came off a bulk cement carrier on the North-South Expressway near Ayer Keroh was found at a landfill on Jalan Solok, Tangkak, Johor, on Saturday (Jan 4).
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Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah said the rim that came off a bulk cement carrier on the North-South Expressway near Ayer Keroh was found at a landfill on Jalan Solok, Tangkak, Johor, on Saturday (Jan 4).
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00:00The front wheel rim of the trailer involved in the fatal Ayer Kero accident has been recovered
00:08by Malacca police from a landfill in Tangkak Johor on Saturday.
00:12Alor Gajah OCPD Superintendent Ashari Abusama said the iron rim was handed over by a propelled
00:19subcontractor to the police and then sent to the chemistry department for analysis.
00:24He said police are trying to locate the tire and will record the statement of a driver
00:28of the roll-on roll-off truck who is believed to be the last person who saw the item.
00:33The trailer's front wheel, including the rim and a fully inflated tire, has a combined
00:39estimated weight of over 100 kilograms, with the rim alone having a diameter of 22.5 inches.
00:46On December 23, seven people died and 33 others were injured in a tragic accident involving
00:52a tour bus carrying 27 passengers, two lorries, a car and an MPV at kilometre 204 of the
01:00North-South Expressway northbound.
01:02Initial investigations revealed that the tour bus collided with a detached lorry tyre blocking
01:08the middle lane, causing the bus to lose control.