POLICE arrested an aggressive motorist for road rage when he damaged a lorry on Jalan Permatang Janggus in Bukit Mertajam yesterday.

Seberang Perai Tengah police chief Tan Cheng San said a video of the incident went viral yesterday before police arrested the suspect, who is in his 30s.

“Based on the preliminary investigation, it was found the quarrel involving the car driver and the lorry driver is believed to have happened on Jalan Permatang Janggus towards Permatang Pauh yesterday, but the time of the incident has not been ascertained.

“In the viral video, a red Proton Saga and a lorry were seen grazing each other before both drivers stopped and a quarrel ensued, with the enraged motorist seen taking an object from the back of his car to damage the front number plate of the truck,” he said today.

He said the motorist, who is a local citizen, is now under remand for investigation under section 427 of the penal code.

Tan advised people not to take the law into their own hands and disrupt the peace.

Yesterday, a two-minute-50-second video showing a man damaging a vehicle in Seberang Perai Tengah went viral, drawing various reactions from netizens. – Bernama, April 9, 2023.