An arrest warrant has been issued for the owner of the lorry company involved in the accident that killed nine members of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU).
The owner of Tashveen Trading, a man named “Ravi”, failed to appear in court for the trial. Deputy Public Prosecutor Izzuddin Fakri Hamdan applied for the arrest warrant before Magistrate Naidatul Athirah Azman due to the company owner’s absence at the Teluk Intan Court today.
Naidatul Athirah granted the prosecution’s request and set 29 July as the next mention date for the arrest warrant.
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) had reportedly sent a summons notice to the company owner yesterday to attend the prosecution proceedings.
The owner was supposed to appear in court today to face charges under Sections 57 and 58 of the Land Public Transport Act (APAD) 2010, related to the lorry carrying a load that violated license conditions and exceeded the permitted gross vehicle weight (BDM).
In a statement on 30 May, the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) announced the cancellation of the operating license for the gravel-carrying lorry company following the crash that killed nine FRU members on Jalan Sungai Lampam, Simpang Tangki Air, Langkap, on 13 May.
The revocation of the company’s operator license took effect on 29 May 2025, prohibiting the company from operating or providing any services using vehicles registered under the license.
APAD’s investigation found that the company failed to comply with the Industrial Safety Code of Practice (ICOP), did not ensure the Global Positioning System (GPS) was functional (and had expired), and carried cargo that did not match the type specified in the vehicle permit.
In the 8:50 a.m. incident on 13 May, an FRU truck carrying 18 personnel from Unit 5 based in Sungai Senam, Ipoh, collided with a gravel-laden lorry, resulting in 9 deaths, 2 critically injured, and 7 others wounded.
On 16 May, the lorry driver was charged with nine counts in the Sessions Court here.
