Woman’s Toyota Vios summoned in accident 1 year after it was declared a total loss

A woman whose Toyota Vios was declared a ‘total loss’ in 2019 received a shock when she was issued a summon for an accident that happened a year after her car was scrapped.

The woman, known only as Lee, told Free Malaysia Today (FMT) that her Vios was declared beyond repairable and a total loss by both the insurance company and panel repair shop following a serious accident in June 2019.

She received RM 45,000 from her insurance provider and moved on from the accident. But the incident came back to haunt her.

Two years after her car was declared a total loss, Lee received a summons naming her the defendant in a civil suit that was filed in March 2020. Apparently, Lee was named the owner of the car involved in an accident that happened in Kampung Banggol, Kelantan in November 2020.

FMT reports that the accident location is about 300 km from her home in Taiping, Perak. The details of the car involved were also reportedly the same as the car she had owned.

Lee told FMT that she had initially thought it was a scam because her car was no longer in possession of the car when she first received the summons.

The plaintiffs are a man and his father who were both involved in the accident back in November. The claims include the cost of damage, hospital fee, and loss of income among others.

At the time of writing, Lee’s team was still unable to verify the type, model, and engine of the car in the accident. She has since made a police report in Taiping regarding the matter. Lee is also considering taking legal action of her own.

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