An immigration department (JIM) lorry driver has claimed trial at the magistrates’ court to five charges, including three counts of causing death by reckless or dangerous driving under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. This comes following a fatal accident on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) where one of the department’s lorries driven by the accused, 43-year-old Mohd Akbar Zainol, allegedly ran a red light and struck a Proton Saga that then hit a group of pedestrians along Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur.
During the incident, a Saga driven by a 50-year-old man was travelling straight through the intersection after the traffic light turned green but was unable to avoid a collision with the immigration department vehicle, the latter then veering off course into four pedestrians who were members of the same family. This resulted in the deaths of 53-year-old Shaik Mohd Firdaus Shaik Yahya as well as his two daughters aged 25 and 12, while the man’s wife suffered head, hand and leg injuries, NST reports.
Soon after the incident, prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ordered the department to conduct an immediate and thorough investigation into the fatal crash. “I have ordered the immigration department to carry out an immediate and comprehensive investigation. If negligence or any breach of the law is found, appropriate action must be taken without compromise,” he wrote in a Facebook post that also conveyed his condolences to the family of victims.
The three charges under Section 41(1) carry a jail term of between five and 10 years and a fine of between RM20,000 and RM50,000 upon conviction. In addition to these, the lorry driver is also charged under Section 43(1) for driving without due care and attention, resulting in injuries to a pedestrian.
This carries a fine of between RM5,000 and RM10,000, or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both. Meanwhile, the fifth charge, under Section 79(2), alleged that he failed to obey a red traffic light at the Jalan Sultan Ismail intersection, which carries a fine of between RM300 and RM2,000. As per a report by NST, Akbar pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him, with the court setting a bail of RM60,000 for all charges.
10 years? 10 years????! Thats nothing, he needs to be sentenced for life with 10 caning sessions per 6 months. Absolute scum.
immigration themselves are one of the worst criminal scum in malaysia
1. klia counter fixing
2. hacking their own MyIMMs system
3. many other scandals
its in their DNA, a dog will bark regardless because its in the DNA
Favorite question. Was he drunk?
facts of the case-
1. not drunk
2. – m type
NFA
celaka lori
Murder charge mana? And if not, why not? Or is it breaking the law while drunk/high on drugs is worse than breaking the law when sober?
Hopeless law and order here
Hopeless law and order
luckily is M killed M. else all the Lumba slurs come out…drunk, high on weed, puak-puak macam ni…
Someone should go and cause the death of another 3 immigration dept employees