Police seek dashcam footage, urge witnesses to come forward after crash involving Bernama, NST journalists

IPOH, Oct 25 — The police are urging members of the public who witnessed an accident involving a car carrying two journalists and a lorry which occurred this morning on Jalan Ipoh-Lumut, near the Taman Kledang Permai traffic light junction to come forward and assist with the investigation.

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said those who possess dashcam footage of the incident are also requested to provide the information to the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division of the Ipoh district police headquarters (IPD).

He noted that the incident, which took place at approximately 5.45 am., involved a Perodua Bezza carrying the two journalists, who were traveling from the direction of Meru towards Bagan Datuk.

“Upon reaching the scene, the car which had stopped at a traffic light intersection was struck from behind by a lorry traveling in the same direction.

“As a result of the collision, the car spun on the road, while the lorry veered off and ended up in a roadside drain,” he said in a statement today.

Mohd Alwi said police received a report regarding the incident at 8.38 am, and three victims were transported to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) here for further medical treatment.

Earlier, two journalists who were en route to cover an event involving Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in Bagan Datuk today sustained injuries in the accident.

Nur Afiradina Arshad, 34, a journalist with the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), is currently receiving treatment in the ‘yellow zone’ (semi-critical area) at HRPB, while Zahratulhayat Mat Arif, 37, a journalist of the New Straits Times (NST), was discharged following treatment.

Mohd Alwi added that further investigations into the incident are ongoing. — Bernama

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怡保，10月25日讯——警方呼吁目击今早发生在怡保-卢穆特路（Jalan Ipoh-Lumut）克莱当柏迈花园（Taman Kledang Permai）交通灯路口附近一起交通事故的公众人士，如果目击者看到事故涉及一辆载有两名记者的汽车和一辆货车，请挺身而出协助调查。

霹雳州警察总长拿督莫哈末·阿维·扎伊纳尔·阿比丁表示，任何拥有该事件行车记录仪录像的人，也请将相关信息提供给怡保警区总部交通调查和执法部门。

他指出，这起事件发生在早上 5 点 45 分左右，涉及一辆载有两名记者的 Perodua Bezza 轿车，他们当时正从 Meru 方向前往 Bagan Datuk。

“到达现场后，停在交通信号灯路口的汽车被一辆同向行驶的卡车从后面撞击。

“碰撞导致轿车在路上打滑，而卡车则偏离车道，最终冲进了路边的排水沟，”他今天在一份声明中说。

莫哈末·阿维表示，警方于上午 8 点 38 分接到有关该事件的报告，三名受害者被送往拉惹拜浓王后医院 (HRPB) 接受进一步治疗。

早些时候，两名记者在前往报道今天在峇眼拿督举行的与副首相拿督斯里艾哈迈德·扎希德·哈米迪博士有关的活动途中遭遇车祸受伤。

34 岁的努尔·阿菲拉迪娜·阿尔沙德 (Nur Afiradina Arshad) 是马来西亚国家通讯社 (Bernama) 的一名记者，目前正在 HRPB 的“黄色区域”（半危重区域）接受治疗；而 37 岁的扎赫拉图尔哈亚特·马特·阿里夫 (Zahratulhayat Mat Arif) 是《新海峡时报》(NST) 的一名记者，在接受治疗后已出院。

莫哈末·阿维补充说，对该事件的进一步调查仍在进行中。——马新社

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