First deadly accident on DASH, police looking for witnesses

Barely per week after the Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH) opened to the general public, the brand new freeway has recorded its first deadly accident. The incident occurred yesterday evening, and Petaling Jaya police obtained a report on 12.05 am this morning (October 20).

In response to an announcement by PJ police chief Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid, the incident concerned a SYM VF3I bike. The sufferer is believed to have misplaced management of his bike and hit the highway divider earlier than falling on the highway. It occurred at KM15.7 of the DASH from Penchala heading in the direction of Denai Alam.

The sufferer has been recognized as a 24-year previous Malaysian male. He died on the spot. The case is being investigated below Part 41 of the Street Transport Act 1987. The cops are nonetheless making an attempt to determine the reason for dying and is interesting for witnesses. If in case you have data, contact site visitors investigation officer Muhammad Hisyam Azih at 017-7378704.

The DASH is a 20.1 km freeway connecting Puncak Perdana to Penchala, the place the now-famous spaghetti intersection is. There are 13 interchanges (Puncak Perdana, Alam Suria, Denai Alam, Kampung Melayu Subang, Pinggiran Subang, Subang 2, Subang Airport, RRIM (Kwasa Damansara), Surian, Seksyen 5 Kota Damansara, Sunway Damansara, Damansara Perdana and Penchala) and 90% of the route is above floor. It’s free from now until November 30. Full DASH details and figures right here.