TELUK INTAN, May 16 -- A 45-year-old lorry driver has pleaded not guilty to nine charges of dangerous driving that resulted in the deaths of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel earlier this week, The Star reported.

The accused, Rudi Zulkarnain Mat Radi from Kampung Kota, Hilir Perak, was charged before Sessions Court Judge Norhamizah Shaiffudin at the Magistrate's Court here today.

According to the report, the charges stem from an incident on May 13 along Jalan Sungai Manik in the Hilir Perak district.

For the first charge, Rudi was accused of dangerous driving that caused the death of S. Perumal, 44. Similar charges were brought against him for causing the deaths of eight other FRU personnel: Mohd Roslan Abd Rahim, 46; Mohd Pozl...