Wrongly pressed pedal sends car crashing in Langkawi


  • Nation
  • Monday, 23 Sep 2024

LANGKAWI: A driver trying to pick up his phone accidentally pressed the accelerator and crashed into several shoplots in Jalan Pantai Chenang here.

Langkawi OCPD Asst Comm Shariman Ashari said the 23-year-old driver was driving from Lorong Sultan Abdul Halim 2 when he reached for his mobile phone at about 12.30 noon on Monday (Sept 23).

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