In the crash, a motorcyclist was killed when he collided with a car.
KUANTAN: Police have arrested three men suspected of being involved in rioting and hurling abusive language at police officers and assaulting a member of the public at the scene of a road accident at Km127 of the Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan road near Temerloh.
Pahang police leader Yahaya Othman said the other three people arrested were elderly men aged between 37 and 47 and are believed to be relatives of the crash victim.
Those who took part in the riots have reportedly already been convicted of fighting and provoking riots.
“Lately the police are looking for two more suspects to help them in the investigation,” he said after a crime prevention and drug awareness program in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Sagu, here today.
Yahaya said the driver of the Perodua Myvi car, a 75-year-old man involved in the crash, was also arrested and questioned before being released on bail by police.
Yesterday, Bernama reported that police had met an organization of men in the incident that followed the accident that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old man at the scene.
The victim, who was racing in a scrapyard, suffered serious injuries to his head and right leg. His motorcycle was involved in a collision with the car making a U-turn.
A police sergeant sent to investigate the turn of fate faced by an organization of men. He pushed him away and subjected him to abusive language.
Another guy said he punched five other people for recording the incident involving the officer on his cellphone.