SINGAPORE (ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES) – A Singaporean boy died in hospital on March 17 after a car accident in Johor involving a lorry whose driver has tested positive for methamphetamine, said the police in Johor Bahru.
The seven-year-old boy was thrown out of the car he was in after a collision with a lorry at around 10.30pm on March 16, said the police.
The lorry driver, 57, is suspected to have lost control of his vehicle and collided with the Singapore-registered car coming from the opposite direction at Jalan Pantai heading towards Permas Jaya in Johor Bahru, the police added.
The boy was one of the four passengers in the car driven by his father, who is in his 40s. He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead at around 3am on March 17.
His mother, another child aged two and an Indonesian woman, believed to be the family’s helper, were the other passengers.
According to the police, the car passengers sustained injuries of differing severity, with the driver and another passenger still undergoing treatment, while others suffered minor injuries.
In photos shared by the police, the side windows of the car can be seen damaged. Other photos circulated online also show the car’s windscreen shattered.
The lorry driver tested positive for methamphetamine in a urine test and is cooperating with investigations on the suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, as well as causing death while intoxicated and operating a vehicle without a valid license.
