Perodua Ativa Rolls Backwards Into Motorcyclist After Owner Forgets To Pull Handbrake
The Perodua Ativa in question entered a Perodua service centre in Balakong and in CCTV footage, the owner is seen exiting the vehicle and entering.
Slowly, the Ativa is seen moving backwards down the slope and onto oncoming traffic. The owner had forgotten to pull the handbrake for the car it seems—even the car door was left wide open!
Two motorcyclist hit the SUV at full speed.
The owner of the vehicle has been identified as a Perodua car salesman who had arrived at the dealership at 8.20am.
According to Police Chief of Kajang, Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zaid Hassan, the car salesman had indeed forgotten to pull the handbrake fully. The two motorcyclist were injured but there are no reports on the severity, nor reports of death.
Investigators are calling for the public with any information on the case to come forward and share their testimony to lead investigator, Sergeant Nor Shahidan at 012-3910630.
Some netizens have called for the immediate suspension of the car dealers drivers license while some have chalked it up to bad luck.
We’ll leave the decision to the hands of the law, but we don’t stand for careless drivers. Pulling your handbrake and even shutting your door is the least that can be done when your car is stationary.
Remember to always be a courteous and conscientious driver and maybe we’ll help lower the statistics of accidents in Malaysia.
