Monkeys on road leave two Terengganu police officers injured in patrol crash

Two police officers were injured after the patrol car they were in skidded and overturned while trying to avoid a group of monkeys at Kilometre 4, Jalan Simpang Bukit Kepah-Tapah, Hulu Terengganu. — Bernama pic/PDRM

First Published: Monday, 09 Nov 2026 8:50 AM MYT

HULU TERENGGANU, Nov 9 — Two police officers were injured after the patrol car they were in skidded and overturned while trying to avoid a group of monkeys at Kilometre 4, Jalan Simpang Bukit Kepah-Tapah, near Kampung Kepah, here yesterday.

Hulu Terengganu district police chief Supt Sharudin Abdul Wahab said that in the incident at about 4.30pm, Lance Corporal Muhammad Amirul Hafiz Ahmad, 26, and Corporal Khairil Azlan Abdul Latif, 44, from the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division of the Hulu Terengganu district police headquarters were carrying out traffic enforcement patrol duties in the Hulu Terengganu area.

He said the preliminary investigation found that the incident occurred when a police patrol car, driven by Muhammad Amirul Hafiz from the direction of Simpang Kepah towards Kuala Berang here, swerved to the right side of the road to avoid a pack of monkeys that suddenly appeared in the middle of the road.

“However, the vehicle skidded and overturned several times. The incident occurred at a bend and on a tarred and wet road surface after the rain,” he said when contacted today.

Sharudin said Muhammad Amirul Hafiz, who fractured his left arm, and his colleague Khairil Azlan, who experienced pain in his jaw, were sent to Hulu Terengganu Hospital for treatment. — Bernama