KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- A military officer, believed to have been driving against traffic while under the influence of alcohol, caused a fatal head-on collision on the Maju Expressway (MEX) this morning, killing a 22-year-old e-hailing passenger.

The 31-year-old suspect exceeded the permitted alcohol limit in a breathalyser test conducted at the scene, according to Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa.

"Preliminary investigations found that the car driven by the suspect is believed to have entered the opposite lane before colliding head-on with an e-hailing MPV," Mohd Zamzuri said in a statement today.

The MPV was carrying two Bangladeshi passengers, a man an...