IPOH: A lorry driver who ploughed through six vehicles, killing four people at 3pm on the North-South Expressway (southbound) near Meru Raya here has been released on police bail.
Perak police chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the 34-year-old man was released at 10.45am today.
"He will be charged once we get orders from the deputy public prosecutor," he said.
It was reported that the four killed in the seven-vehicle pile-up had been identified as a couple and their two daughters.
They are retired policeman Rahim Ramli, 60; his wife Siti Petimah Omar, 59; and their two daughters Nor Hadirah, 28, and Nor Hamizah, 27.
The lorry driver is believed to have dozed off at the wheel before ramming into a Proton Persona and five other vehicles that led to the family's death.
The victims were travelling in the Proton Persona, on their way to Kuala Lumpur from Sungai Petani, Kedah.
The case was investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1957 for causing death by reckless driving.