SINGAPORE: The driver of a Singapore-registered red Maserati is under probe by the Malaysian police for allegedly causing a fatal accident at the Second Link in Johor, local media reported on Saturday ( May 10 ).
According to The New Straits Times ( NST ), the Singaporean driver, 27, had allegedly made an illegal U-turn and crashed into the central divider at about 7pm on Friday.
The effect sent pieces of the steel barrier into the same street and caused a four-vehicle fall at the 0. 6km level of the Next Link Expressway, NST reported.
A 26-year-old motorist hit by the dust was flung onto the highway back, the statement added. He suffered serious head and foot injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dashcam footage of the incident has gone viral online, with one picture showing a motorist hitting what appears to be a removed part of the main gate, and other motorcyclists even falling after being hit by debris.
Another recordings of the aftereffects of the incident shows a crowd of people surrounding the Maserati. Some were seen hitting the vehicle with masks and after shouting at a person.
Iskandar Puteri city police captain Assistant Commissioner M Kumarasan told NST that in the aftermath of the accident, some angry street users had assaulted the Maserati driver and hit him with a helmet before officers arrived at the scene.
The case is being investigated under Section 41( 1 ) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving causing death, and Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt using a weapon.