THE Road Transport Department (RTD) will perform a large-scale operation on commercial vehicles, especially lorries ferrying sand, from next week.

Its deputy director-general (planning and operations) Aedy Fadli Ramli said this came after a crash in which a lorry ferrying sand rammed into 14 vehicles in Putrajaya on Wednesday, leaving two dead.

“Instructions have been issued to all state RTD directors to conduct special operations on commercial vehicles carrying excess loads that violate the laws and may pose a danger to the safety of other road users.

“The special operations will be led by state RTD directors. The RTD headquarters, especially the enforcement division, has been instructed to closely monitor these operations and submit a complete report to RTD top management and the Transport Ministry,” he said.

He said this at a press conference after an RTD enforcement operation at the Awan Besar Toll Plaza last night.

In the 10.15am crash on Wednesday, two motorcyclists were killed while seven were hurt after a lorry carrying sand crashed into 14 vehicles at KM5.7 of Jalan Persiaran Utara (Puchong-bound).

He said the Inspection and Safety Audit report on the accident was set to be submitted to the Land Public Transport Agency on Monday.

However, he said details of the report cannot be disclosed, adding that a probe into the crash was being performed by the RTD as instructed by Transport Minister Anthony Loke. – Bernama, September 23, 2023.