The licences of commercial vehicle drivers involved in crashes will be suspended until investigations are completed, according to road transport department (JPJ) director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli.
As reported by The Star, chould the holder of a public service vehicle (PSV) licence or goods driving licence (GDL) be found guilty after a police investigation, their licences will be terminated.
“To ensure commercial vehicle drivers are competent, the department will ensure that suspended individuals must undergo and pass a refresher course before their licences are reactivated or removed from the suspension list. The refresher course will be organised by the department at locations to be determined later and drivers will be charged fees to cover the cost of the course,” said Aedy Fadly.
He added that five commercial vehicle drivers have been suspended, including those involved in the in the fatal Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) lorry crash in Teluk Intan as well as the bus that hit a height restriction barrier in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan recently on Saturday.
On another matter, Aedy Fadli said since the enforcement of wearing safety belts came into effect in stages from July 1, the department has issued 510 compound notices to express buses, tour buses and goods vehicles, and that 80 of the notices were issued to drivers and 396 to passengers and attendants.
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