The remand order was granted by magistrate Naidatul Athirah Azman following an application by Hilir Perak police chief Bakri Zainal Abidin at the Teluk Intan magistrates’ court, reported Utusan Malaysia.

Bakri said the remand order would enable the driver to be probed under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless driving.

Yesterday, deputy inspector-general of police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the lorry driver had six prior criminal convictions – one for drugs, one for rape, and four for theft.

He said the 45-year-old suspect had also served time in prison for his offences.

The final honours for the nine personnel were completed earlier this morning in accordance with police ceremonial protocol at the FRU Unit 5 base in Sungai Senam, Ipoh.

The nine FRU members were killed when the lorry which was carrying gravel collided with the FRU truck in Teluk Intan yesterday morning.

Two others were injured.

Preliminary investigations suggest that the accident was caused by a steering wheel failure.