IPOH, May 15 -- The Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) truck driver at the centre of a tragic crash in Teluk Intan, Perak that claimed the lives of nine officers is reportedly overcome with guilt, repeatedly blaming himself for the accident.

Corporal Mohd Harrisul Ikhsan Mohd Mahabudin, 39, who was behind the wheel when their transport vehicle was struck by a lorry, has been receiving treatment at Teluk Intan Hospital and regained consciousness yesterday - and the news of his colleagues' deaths left him stunned, Kosmo! reported today.

"He just went silent when he found out. He kept saying it was his fault, that he was the one driving," his his wife, Nor Ain Ahmad Hesam, told the Malay daily.

The crash took place at about 8.54am on May 13 along...