“Based on a check, we find Zakeer Zubir, 32, who was also killed in the mishap near the Pagoh Rest and Service Area, was free of any offence under RTD,” said its director-general Nadzri Siron.
He was speaking to reporters after RTD’s Phase One Op Jalan in Jalan Bangsar, here today.
He said the public service vehicle operator licence and Puspakom inspection report of the driver were also valid and active.
However, Nadzri said the company operating the bus, Goldstar Express (M) Sdn Bhd, was found to have eight outstanding RTD summonses between 2014 and 2015.
In the mishap early yesterday morning, the bus plunged into a ravine and hit the concrete wall of a tunnel in Kampung Jayor, killing 14 people and injuring 16.
Nadzri said RTD would work with the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research and PDRM to investigate the cause of the mishap and the results will be announced.