KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 -- A 21-year-old driver high on a suspected "mushroom vape" ploughed into an elderly pedestrian and smashed into a shopfront in Kuantan yesterday, police said.

The crash happened at about 11.30am along Jalan Besar, leaving a 68-year-old man with minor injuries to his left knee and right hand. He was later taken to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) for treatment.

According to Utusan Malaysia, Kuantan police chief Assistant Commissioner Ashari Abu Samah said the suspect had been driving a Toyota Hilux from Jalan Teluk Sisek towards the city centre before losing control outside a hardware store.

"Upon arriving at the scene in front of a hardware shop, the driver is believed to have lost control of the vehicle before...