POLICE detained a man after the car he was driving with 10 illegal immigrants was involved in a road crash at Kampung Tok Dor, near Besut yesterday.

Besut district police chief Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the man was believed to have been offered RM1,200 to transport the group from Chiku in Gua Musang, Kelantan, to Gambang, Pahang.

He said the crash occurred at about 7.20am when the man is believed to have fallen asleep behind the wheels and crashed into a Proton Persona, which was heading in the same direction, causing its driver to lose control and collide with an oncoming Proton Wira.

Following the crash, he said, the illegal immigrants fled, leaving one of them, who was injured, at the scene.

However, three of them were apprehended by villagers and handed over to the police, he said in a statement today.

He said police were looking for the remaining six illegal immigrants.

Those who were arrested, including the injured, are aged between 19 and 47, while the driver, aged 34, tested positive for drugs.

The car driver, who was also injured in the crash, has previous records for drug-related offences, said Rozak.

The driver and the injured illegal immigrant were sent to Besut Hospital for treatment.

He said police seized four pills, believed to be ecstasy, and six handphones in the incident. – Bernama, August 24, 2022.