US Edition15 University Students Killed in Bus Crash on Perak Expressway, as PM Anwar Orders Probe
- Early on June 9, a bus carrying 42 Sultan Idris Education University students collided with a Perodua Alza in Banun, Gerik, Perak, causing the bus to overturn.
- The accident occurred on a dark, hilly stretch of the East-West Highway, with preliminary investigations indicating the bus hit the MPV from behind and lost control.
- Thirteen victims died at the scene, two later died in hospital, and others sustained critical to stable injuries, while UPSI is providing support to victims' families.
- The Ministry of Higher Education announced RM2,000 initial assistance to next of kin to ease funeral arrangements, and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ordered a full investigation.
- The crash is the deadliest Malaysian road accident in over a decade, highlighting ongoing road safety risks on the East-West Highway and prompting governmental and university aid.
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It is the worst tragedy since the express bus crash in Genting Highlands which claimed 37 lives, on August 21, 2013.
At least 15 people have died, most of them university students, after a serious traffic accident registered this Monday in northern Malaysia. The bus they were travelling in collided with a van on a busy road near the town of Gerik, in the state of Perak, near the border with Thailand. Police and emergency services have reported that thirteen of the victims died at the site of the accident, while two others died at the hospital. This is the dead…
At least 15 die in Malaysia bus crash
A tragic accident in northern Malaysia has left at least 15 people dead , AFP reported, after a bus carrying university students collided with a minivan early Monday morning. Police and emergency responders said the crash occurred near the town of Gerik on the East-West Highway, a known accident-prone route close to the Thai border.
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