KUALA LUMPUR: Police today confirmed launching an investigation into an accident in which a trailer suddenly detached from its prime mover on the North Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE).
Federal Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri told Buletin TV3 that police have also recorded a statement from the trailer driver to assist with the investigation.
Yusri also said preliminary investigations showed that the incident occurred last Thursday.
"The cause of the incident is still under investigation. The police have already recorded the trailer driver's statement.
"The investigation is being conducted by the Bukit Aman Highway Investigation Unit.
"The case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987," he said when contacted today.
Earlier, a 17-second video went viral showing the rear section of a trailer detaching from the truck's head on the highway.
The incident was captured by the dashboard camera of another vehicle travelling along the same route.