Deadly Bus Crash Took 14 Lives, Injured 16 - Malaysia

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Deadly Bus Crash Took 14 Lives, Injured 16 - Malaysia

An express bus skidded and plunged off a cliff early this morning in Muar, Johor, killing 14 people including the driver. The death toll rose to 14 from the initially reported 13, Bernama tweeted a fire and rescue official as saying. The incident, which also injured 16, took place at Kampung Jayo, Jalan Kangkar-Senangah, Pagoh at around 4am on Christmas Eve.

Today’s accident was the worst involving buses since the 2013 Genting Highlands bus crash that killed 37 people. The bus was said to be on the way to Kuala Lumpur from Johor Baru. According to fire and rescue officials quoted by Bernama, the injured passengers comprised seven Malaysianns, six Singaporeans, two Myanmarese and one whose nationality was not verified, totalling 16.

Bernama reported Muar police as saying that the 14 dead comprised six men and eight females, including a girl. Initial investigation showed that the road surface was in good condition when the incident happened, The Star Online quoted Johor Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Mohd Yusof Mohd Gunnos as saying. He also noted that the roads were dry. National newswire Bernama quoted Mohd Yusof as saying that a child was among the dead after the bus plunged into a six-metre-deep ravine at KM137 of the North-South Expressway.

Both the dead and injured have reportedly been taken to the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital in Muar. As many as 25 fire and rescue personnel from the Muar, Bukit Gambit and Yong Peng stations were said to have been deployed to the location after receiving the distress call at around 4am. Today’s crash adds on to the long list of traffic accidents involving express busses, with many of them caused by reckless driving. In many cases, the drivers involved in the incidents were also found to be repeat traffic offenders.

The accidents have prompted the authorities to clamp down on express bus companies, yet more incidents have taken place.

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Last couple days of seconds must've been a cliffhanger for these poor people

[Jere]

they came to a dead stop... walls don't move especially concrete ones..

[Davis916]

Originally Posted by Jere

they came to a dead stop... walls don't move especially concrete ones..

lklkl
Walls move, if you do enough LSD, anything has a good chance of moving and talking. I miss the 60's.

[BrianBear5150]

Horrible..... so sad!

[K53]

[vagabond]

Damn, must have been really hauling ass. Great set!

[Sharon]

Removed all the names my friend, in case any relatives start Googling and stumble across them and complain

Tragic being Christmas eve...tragic regardless of date.

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Originally Posted by Sharon

Removed all the names my friend, in case any relatives start Googling and stumble across them and complain

Tragic being Christmas eve...tragic regardless of date.

oh, thanks Sharon appreciate ure assistance

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Update

The bus operator service were suspended until full investigation completes, it was known that the driver had fallen asleep / napped while on the wheels as there were no "brake marks" for the 150 feet where the bus dragged on the road and off.

Telling media reporters, the mother of the driver involved looked too tired the day before incident occured and usually the bus operating company will provide second (backup) drivers to board for such long journey.

Only few express coach operators in Malaysia have advanced technology such as GPS & Tachograph fitted, the land transport authority now urging all express coach operators to fit such devices as soon as possible before mid next year.