IPOH: Ten people, including a bus driver, have been injured after the express bus they were on crashed into the back of a tanker lorry at Kilometre 290.9 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) southbound early on Friday (May 31).
Ipoh District police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said they received information about the incident at 5.30am.
"All ten victims, aged between 13 and 60, who suffered serious and minor injuries, were taken to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital," he said in a statement on Friday.
"However, 16 others, including the 30-year-old lorry driver, escaped unhurt."
Preliminary investigations found that the accident occurred when the 38-year-old bus driver, who was ferrying 25 passengers from Sungai Nibong, Penang to Kuala Lumpur, lost control of the vehicle, which then crashed into the back of the cement-laden tanker lorry.
According to Abang Zainal Abidin, the bus driver has 15 traffic summonses, including two for traffic collisions, while a check of the bus record found 38 summonses.
He added that the case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for careless and inconsiderate driving.
He urged those who witnessed the accident to contact the case Investigation Officer, Insp Tang Chiew Song, at 016-5506863 or visit the nearest police station to assist in the investigation. – Bernama
