9 dead, 19 injured in Malaysian bus crash

[Ramseth]

9 dead, 19 injured in Malaysian bus crash​

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A bus skidded off a highway, smashed into a tree and plunged into a ditch in southern Malaysia early Sunday, killing nine people and injuring 19 others.

The bus was heading to neighboring Singapore when it spun out of control in southern Johor state and crashed, a police spokesman told The Associated Press.

All of the victims were Malaysian, he said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

The cause of the accident was not immediately known and no other details were available, he said.

Malaysia has a high-quality highway system with a speed limit of 70 miles (110 kilometers) per hour. But speeding is common and many drivers often do not follow safety procedures.

 

[prince123456]

9 penumpang maut, 19 cedera bas ekspres terbalik di Pagoh

9 penumpang maut, 19 cedera bas ekspres terbalik di Pagoh07/12/2008 10:42am

SUFFIAN ABU BAKAR
MUAR 7 Dis. - Sembilan penumpang maut, manakala 19 yang laintermasuk pemandu bas cedera apabila sebuah bas ekspres Super Niceterbabas lalu terbalik di Kilometer 146 Lebuh Raya Utara-Selatan dekatPagoh awal pagi ini.
Timbalan Ketua Polis Daerah Muar, Supritendan Lee Choon Guan ketikamengesahkan kejadian itu hari ini berkata, kemalangan itu berlaku padapukul 2.15 pagi sewaktu bas terbabit menghala dari Ipoh ke Johor Bahru.
Beliau berkata, sidang akhbar mengenai kemalangan itu akan diadakandi Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Muar pada pukul 3 petang ini - Utusan.

update from msia forumnmer

 

[prince123456]

http://www1.mstar.com.my/cerita.asp?file=/2008/12/7/mstar_berita/20081207114351&sec=mstar_berita

 

[angie II]

ada satu 26 yrs old sinkee leh

 

[nitecrawllerr]

May those who perished, Rest In Peace.

 

[Zeitgeist]

http://www1.mstar.com.my/cerita.asp?file=/2008/12/7/mstar_berita/20081207114351&sec=mstar_berita

There goes one company's reputation and image loh!:

 

[prince123456]

once i took their bus to kl.. but i got scared the drivers look like gangsters...

 

[po2wq]

ze bus coy is quite big ... n has abit of reputation ...

death toll has increased 2 10 ...

 

[theblackhole]

damned sad man.lost one good doctor working in singapore! only 26 years old! what a waste?

the bus company is glasslan right? i saw on tv...am i rite? this company is supposed to be quite good and safe...alot of advertising even by our fat celebrity? no?

 

[1sickpuppy]

I took a bus to KL once and that was the 1st and last time. Bloody hell caught the driver sleeping on the job The bugger keep nodding off at the wheel and going at ard 100km/h