Woman Turns Herself In After Hit-And-Run Incident Of Food Delivery Rider In Ipoh
The incident was caught on video and showed a dark-coloured Mazda speeding away after knocking over a rider.
By May Vin Ang — 12 Oct 2021, 11:09 AM
A woman surrendered herself to the police in Ipoh after a video of a car hitting a food delivery rider and driving away was uploaded to social media
The video of the purported hit-and-run accident, which was widely circulated on Saturday, 9 October, shows a dark-coloured Mazda knocking over the motorcyclist at a junction on Jalan Ampang-Tambun.
The 53-second clip drew criticism from netizens as the car sped away while the rider picked himself up from the ground and watched it turn the corner.
However, a few hours after the incident, Perak police chief Datuk Mior Faridalatrash Wahid said a woman came forward to the Ipoh District Police Headquarters
According to Bernama, Mior said the 48-year-old driver came forward to lodge a police report and to assist in investigations.
"Preliminary investigation found that the driver of the vehicle switched lanes suddenly while driving along Jalan Ampang-Tambun at about 9am [on Saturday]," the police chief said in a statement on Sunday, 10 October.
"This caused the 34-year-old food delivery rider to fall on the road and suffer minor injuries to his elbows and knees."
