IPOH – The case of the official minister’s car tailing an ambulance at the North-South Expressway from Simpang Pulai towards Tapah early last month has been resolved, said Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri.
Yusri said court action had been taken and the party concerned had also been issued a compound.
“The court has taken action on the case. It has been resolved; they have cooperated well with everyone,” he said when asked about the case after attending the Perak police chief’s monthly meeting here today.
On February 3, the incident involving a minister’s official vehicle closely following an ambulance that was on its way to an accident site on the North-South Expressway from Simpang Pulai to Tapah in Perak went viral on social media.
The case was investigated under Rule 9 (2) of the Road Traffic Rules 1959, which stipulates that drivers must give way to emergency vehicles with their siren lights on. – March 1, 2024