ROMPIN (BERNAMA) – A tour bus driver pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court in Malaysia yesterday to reckless driving resulting in a crash that caused the death of four people two months ago.
Zamry Pon, 50, who appeared in court with crutches and a face mask, made the plea before Magistrate Melody Woon Sze Mun. He was charged with committing the act, which resulted in four deaths, at KM126 Jalan Kuantan-Segamat, at about 12.30am on June 9.
The charge, framed under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 provides imprisonment for up to 10 years and a maximum fine of MYR50,000 upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Noor Asyikin Hashim requested bail at MYR10,000, but lawyer Muhammad Denial Khairul Hizam, representing Zamry, requested a lower bail as his client, who still could not work due to injuries suffered in the crash, has a wife and four children, as well as a younger sibling with disabilities, to support. Magistrate Woon then allowed Zamry bail of MYR5,000 with one surety and set August 16 for the submission of documents.
Thirty-five passengers were injured when the bus, carrying a group from Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeram, Masjid Tanah, Melaka, to Terengganu to attend a programme, overturned on a roadside slope after losing control and colliding with a trailer transporting steel coils.
