Malaysia bus crash kills 15, including university students
- A bus carrying 42 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris students collided with a minivan near Tasik Banding, Malaysia, early June 9.
- The students were returning to campus in Tanjung Malim after celebrating Hari Raya Haji in Terengganu on June 7.
- A collision between a bus and a minivan caused the bus to flip over while the minivan ended up in a ditch, resulting in 15 fatalities and 31 injuries among the 48 individuals involved.
- Rescuers used hydraulic cutters to free six victims trapped inside, while some exited or were thrown from the bus on impact.
- The accident highlights Malaysia's high road fatality rate, prompting official condolences and aid to victims' families from authorities.
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Malaysia bus crash kills at least 15, mostly students
A bus carrying university students back to their campus smashed into a minivan in northern Malaysia on Monday, killing at least 15 people, police and rescue services said.
Post-mortem process to take time, says Perak police chief
GERIK: The post-mortem process for the 15 killed after a bus carrying students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) was involved in a collision with an MPV, on the East-West Highway near Gerik, is expected to take some time. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd


At least 15 dead in Malaysia bus accident
KUALA LUMPUR — At least 15 people were killed when a bus carrying university students smashed into a minivan in northern Malaysia early Monday, local rescue services said. Thirteen victims died at the scene near the town of Gerik, on the busy East-West Highway close to the Thailand border, while two died in hospital. Thirty-three others were injured, including seven whose condition was critical, rescue services said in a revised statement. "The …
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