SINGAPORE - A Singaporean boy died in hospital on March 17 after a car accident in Johor involving a lorry whose driver has tested positive for methamphetamine, said the police in Johor.
The seven-year-old boy was thrown out of the car he was in after a collision with a lorry at around 10.30pm on March 16, said the police.
The lorry driver, 57, is suspected to have lost control of his vehicle and collided with the Singapore-registered car coming from the opposite direction at Jalan Pantai heading towards Permas Jaya in Johor Bahru, the police added.
The boy was one of the four passengers in the car driven by his father, who is in his 40s. He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead at around 3am on March 17.
His mother, another child aged two and an Indonesian woman, believed to be the family’s helper, were the other passengers.
The car passengers were injured to varying degrees, with the driver and another passenger still receiving treatment while others suffered minor injuries, the police said.
In photos shared by the police, the side windows of the car can be seen damaged. Other photos circulated online also show the car’s windscreen shattered.
The driver of the lorry returned a urine test that was positive for methamphetamine, and is assisting with investigations under the suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, as well as causing death while driving under the influence and driving without a proper licence.
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