ISKANDAR PUTERI, May 25 -- Motorists involved in accidents due to road damage in Johor are entitled to claim compensation, said Johor Public Works, Transport, Infrastructure and Communications Committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh.

He said motorists can claim for damages to their vehicles, but must provide evidence showing the incident was caused by potholes or impaired roads.

"If an accident happens where there is vehicle damage due to road damage, motorists can make a claim to the concessionaire responsible for supervising the route," he said during the question-and-answer session at the Johor state legislative assembly in Kota Iskandar today.

Mohamad Fazli, who is also the Bukit Pasir assemblyman, was responding to a suppl...