THE driver of the car that ploughed into six motorcyclists taking shelter from the rain under a flyover at Km19.6 of the Klang Valley New Expressway (southbound), near Petaling Jaya, yesterday has been released on police bail.

Petaling Jaya district police chief Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said the 26-year-old Malaysian is currently receiving treatment at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur for a broken shoulder.

He said the police recorded his statement yesterday.

“The result of the urine test showed that the man was negative for drug, but the alcohol test found that the level in his body exceeded the permitted level,” said Fakhrudin today.

He said the police had also recorded statements of a few others and were still investigating the case.

Three motorcyclists were killed and three others were injured when a car ploughed into them as they were taking shelter from the rain under the overhead bridge along the NKVE near Petaling Jaya at 5.59am yesterday.

Preliminary investigations found that the car driver, who was travelling from the federal capital heading to Cyberjaya, had lost control of his vehicle before crashing into the victims. – Bernama, June 5, 2023.