Cops: Why PM’s convoy prioritised over ambulance


PETALING JAYA: After the hullabaloo over an ambulance being stopped at a junction to allow passage for the Prime Minister’s motorcade heading towards a flood-hit area in Hulu Langat, the Selangor traffic police have clarified that the action was taken for safety reasons.

Selangor Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Azman Shari’at said the policemen on duty had made the decision after determining that there was a collision risk during the incident at around 11.30am on Sunday.

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