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Car skids on slick road, crashes into Johor palace gates

Driver in Istana Besar incident neither drunk nor on drugs, say police

6:01 PM MYT

 

JOHOR BAHRU – A Toyota Vios driven by a man, 25, skidded and crashed into the gates of Johor’s Istana Besar here yesterday.

South Johor Bahru district police chief Raub Selamat said the crash that occurred at around 3pm was due to slick road conditions.

“The man was driving alone when his car skidded on its own without involving other vehicles and he did not sustain any injury. 

“Investigations found that the driver was not drunk and he tested negative for drugs,” he said when contacted today, adding that the driver was released on police bail and that the case was being investigated under Section 43 of the Road Transport Act 1987.

A couple of photos and a three-second video depicting a car crashing into the palace gates had gone viral earlier. – June 3, 2024

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