KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Police are investigating the Klang City International Marathon incident where three people were hit by a car under Section 43 (1) Road Transport Act 1987 for careless and inconsiderate driving.
The Act carries a jail term of between RM4,000 and RM10,000 and imprisonment of up to 12 months on conviction.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIGP) Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim confirmed that a police report has been lodged over the accident and police have already begun their investigations.
“We are looking into the accident. We are investigating how it happened. Was due care and attention given (by the organiser) to safety, to all the pedestrian and those involved in the race and drivers as well,” Noor Rashid told Malay Mail, on the sidelines of the Global Entrepreneurship Community Summit, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) here.
During the Klang City International Marathon, ultra-marathoner Evelyn Ang, 44, was among three people hit by a car at around 4.30am on Sunday along Jalan Kapar Batu 2.
Ang, who was one of the pacers for the marathon, was in critical condition after sustaining serious head injuries, while the other two victims — Amiruddin Hamid, 37, and Ahmad Hadafi Jus, 42 — sustained light injuries.
Police arrested a 27-year-old driver who had allegedly lost control of his vehicle and rammed into the runners from behind.
Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin yesterday said that his ministry will also lodge a police report and blacklist organisers of the unlicensed marathon in Klang.
Khairy said he has advised the Malaysia Sports Commissioner Office (PPS) to do so, accusing Earth Runners Int Group Sdn Bhd, which organised the event, of breaching Section 36 of the Sports Development Act 1997 by not getting a license from the PPS.
Section 36 of the Sports Development Act states that no company can be involved in organising any sporting activity or any other activity related to sports in accordance to the regulations set by the minister, unless licensed by the commissioner.
