A car driver traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Tanjong Karang struck a metal shaft at Km54.1 on the West Coast Expressway near Ijok around 2:30pm on May 31, 2026, causing him to lose control and collide with a lorry parked in the left emergency lane [1, 2]. Superintendent Azaharudin Tajudin said, "The impact caused the car to lose control and hit a lorry parked on the left emergency lane" [2].
The metal shaft is believed to have fallen from a lorry, though this detail remains under investigation [1]. Police received the incident report at 5:44pm the same day [1, 2]. Both the car driver and the lorry driver escaped the crash uninjured [1, 2].
Dashcam footage capturing the moment of impact has been widely shared on social media platforms, showing the car hitting the metal object before crashing into the stationary lorry [1, 2]. Authorities are investigating the case under Regulation/Rule 94 of the Road Traffic Rules [1, 2].
Police have provided contact information for the investigating officer, Sergeant Mohd Shahdan, at 013-9266196 for further inquiries [1, 2].
