Kluang: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is conducting an Inspection and Safety Audit (JISA) on the trailer company involved in the fatal accident at KM58.1 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS), near Kluang, which claimed five lives last Thursday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli stated that the investigation aims to determine whether the company complied with the technical requirements outlined in the JISA report. The probe was initiated immediately following the accident, in line with the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715) and the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333).

Fadly mentioned that no conclusive findings have been obtained yet, and the department is also awaiting the police report on the incident. Once the investigation is fully completed, JPJ will submit all reports to the Deputy Public Prosecutor for further action. He made these remarks during a press conference on the Bus Monitoring and Inspection Operation, held in conjunction with Aidilfitri 2025, at the Amanjaya Terminal last night. Present at the press conference were JPJ senior enforcement director Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan and Perak JPJ director Mohammad Yusoff Abustan.

On March 28, Transport Minister Anthony Loke emphasized that a thorough and transparent investigation would be conducted into the fatal accident at KM58.1 of the PLUS Expressway, which resulted in five fatalities. Furthermore, Aedy Fadly noted that checks revealed the trailer driver involved had four prior records, including two with the police. JPJ records indicate that the driver committed technical offences between 2017 and 2022, which have since been resolved. These included offences for failing to comply with periodic inspection notices, carrying an unsecured load, and transporting cargo protruding beyond the vehicle’s body.