Out-of-control Lamborghini Gallardo causes KL pile-up

The accident caused a 3km traffic jam. — All pix by KL traffic police

KUALA LUMPUR: A Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera driver lost control of his supercar and caused a multi-vehicle collision on Jalan Tun Razak here today.

City Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Asst Comm Sarifudin Mohd Salleh said the incident occurred at around 8.40am.

"Investigations revealed the 42-year-old driver of the supercar was headed from KLIA towards the Bulatan Pahang roundabout when he encountered a traffic jam.

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"He failed to control his vehicle and rammed into another car, causing it to overturn, before hitting several other vehicles," he said in a statement today.

The overturned car was a Proton Perdana, while other cars involved in the accident were a Suzuki Swift, Mazda2, Nissan Serena and Ford Ranger.

ACP Sarifudin said all motorists involved suffered light injuries and were taken to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for treatment.

"We conducted an alcohol and urine test on the supercar driver, which came back negative," he said, adding that the case was classified as careless and inconsiderate driving under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Those with information on the case can contact the Tun H.S. Lee traffic police station at 03-2071 9999 or the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department hotline at 03-2026 0267/0269.

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