A brake problem is believed to be the cause of a trailer ramming six vehicles at the Sri Medan traffic light intersection, in Batu Pahat, Johor yesterday.

In the incident, a trailer loaded with bricks driven by a 46-year-old man crashed into four cars and two motorcycles that were waiting for the traffic light to turn green.

Batu Pahat District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani, said the accident occurred when the lorry involved was from Parit Sulong on its way to Johor Bahru.

He said, as soon as he arrived at the location with the road going down the hill, the driver noticed that the trailer had a brake problem before crashing into the vehicle stopped at the traffic light intersection.

“Preliminary investigations by the District Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division (BSPTD) found that the accident occurred at 3.47pm.

“The crash also caused six vehicles to suffer severe damage but no casualties were reported as a result of the incident.

“The results of the initial urine screening test of the trailer driver involved were free from the influence of drugs,” he said in a statement today.

Shahrulanuar said that the police are still conducting an investigation and the case is being investigated according to Section 43 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving recklessly and recklessly to the point of causing an accident.

Therefore, he said, people with information are asked to come to the nearest police station to help with the investigation.

Earlier, it went viral on social media of a lorry speeding and crashing into several vehicles in Sri Medan.

After crashing into several vehicles, the lorry then stopped about 100 meters from the scene of the incident.