Malaysian lorry driver jailed 5 years, fined RM10,000 for causing death of family of six

March 08, 2018 8:13 AM

KUALA KUBU BARU (BERNAMA) – A former trailer driver was sentenced to five years’ jail and fined RM10,000 (S$3,370) – or 12 months’ jail in default – by the magistrate’s court on Wednesday (March 7) for driving in a dangerous and reckless manner, which resulted in an accident that killed six in a family on the North-South Expressway last year.

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