A total of 1,457 deaths from 3,500 accidents involving lorries were recorded from January 2019 to November 2024. The statistics were revealed by the Director of the Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) Datuk Seri Mohd. Yusri Hassan Basri.
He also detailed the number of deaths due to lorry accidents by year:
- 2019 – 274 deaths.
- 2020 – 226 deaths.
- 2021 – 230 deaths.
- 2022 – 232 deaths.
- 2023 – 235 deaths.
- 2024 (as of November) – 260 deaths.
In addition, there were 473 cases of serious injuries and 1,076 minor injuries from the total number of accidents.
For accidents involving buses, 548 cases were recorded for the same period with 153 deaths, 120 serious injuries and 218 minor injuries recorded.
“The police will continue to intensify monitoring and enforcement operations on commercial vehicles, especially lorries and buses, in an effort to reduce the alarming number of deaths recorded,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.
Datuk Seri Mohd. Yusri said the police would increase cooperation with relevant parties such as the Road Transport Department (JPJ), the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) and highway concessionaires for that purpose. He also hoped that owners, companies and drivers of commercial vehicles would work together to ensure the safety of their vehicles.
