Gui Chui, 69, nodded in understanding when the charge was read to him through an interpreter before magistrate Zuraidah Abu Bakar.

However, no plea was recorded from the accused as murder cases come under the High Court’s jurisdiction.

According to the charge sheet, Gui was alleged to have caused the death of Norain Abu Samah, 41, at the Temenggong Ahmad traffic light junction along Jalan Pintasan Bandar here at 7.45am on April 25.

He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries a mandatory death penalty if convicted.

Deputy public prosecutor Putera Amirool Faez Suhasi prosecuted, while the accused was represented by lawyer RK Balakrishnan. The court set May 25 for re-mention.

Last Sunday, media reported that a woman was killed, while her daughter suffered severe injuries, after their car was rammed by a pickup truck at the traffic light junction.

A 23-second video of the crash went viral on social media.