17yo M’sian Students Arrested for Blocking Ambulance’s Path While Performing Stunts on Motorcycles

Last week, a viral video showed a group of motorcyclists blocking the path of an ambulance on the southbound North-South Expressway, near Kuala Kangsar, causing social media users to feel enraged.

Perak Police Chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin, in his statement, confirmed that the riders, who are all 17-year-old students, have been arrested.

Motorcyclists who blocked the path of an ambulance have been arrested

They were successfully tracked down around Bukit Mertajam, Penang, on Monday (27 October) by an enforcement team from the Perak Contingent Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department. All suspects were brought to the Kuala Kangsar Magistrate’s Court yesterday (28 October) for a remand application, and the court granted a 2-day remand.

The viral incident took place on Kilometre 249 at around 3.15 PM on 10 October, when an ambulance belonging to the Ministry of Health (MOH) was on its way to provide emergency assistance at Kilometre 260. The ambulance’s path in the right lane was blocked by the suspects, who were performing dangerous stunts on their motorcycles.

“The police are taking this incident seriously because it involves the safety of road users. Strict action was taken so that it could be used as a lesson to all parties.”

Noor Hisam said that the case is being investigated under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, and all five motorcycles used by the teenagers involved in the incident have been seized by the police. 

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