Malaysia

Driver badly injured as express bus rams trailer

Bus with 15 passengers hit lorry laden with iron rods, Fire Dept says

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 07 Oct 2022 9:23AM

Driver badly injured as express bus rams trailer
According to the Fire and Rescue Department, the badly injured express bus driver was trapped in the vehicle and had to be removed by fire and rescue personnel and two of the passengers of the bus were slightly injured and treated in an ambulance at the scene. – Screen grab, October 7, 2022

IPOH – Three people were injured, one of them seriously, after an express bus rammed into the rear of a trailer lorry at KM264 of the North-South Expressway here early today.

State Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the bus, with 15 passengers on board, hit the lorry laden with iron rods at 2.28am.

“The department received a distress call at 2.30am and firemen from the Meru Raya Fire station were rushed to the scene.

“The badly injured express bus driver was trapped in the vehicle and had to be removed by fire and rescue personnel,” he said in a statement.

Two of the passengers of the bus were slightly injured and treated in an ambulance at the scene. – Bernama, October 7, 2022

Related News

Malaysia / 1d

Rantau Panjang MP injured in accident

Malaysia / 3d

12-vehicle crash: Lorry driver tests positive for drugs (video)

World / 1w

Flydubai pilot planned to crash plane into terminal at Ben Gurion Airport

Malaysia / 1w

Drunk motorcyclist goes against traffic, crashes into two marathon runners

World / 1mth

Five dead, five injured as Amazon Air Cargo plane crashes on runway

Malaysia / 1mth

'The life and spirit of the cafe is gone', Secangkir Café, Kuantan closes today

Spotlight

Malaysia

Haze: Schools in Johor, Melaka, and Negeri Sembilan to close tomorrow

Malaysia

Tun Mahathir’s health improves, but not ready to leave hospital

Malaysia

LPT3 row puts Kelantan’s infrastructure priorities under scrutiny

Malaysia

Terengganu royal family member sues two banks over RM1.99m missing from savings

Malaysia

Irene Sofiya murder probe referred to Johor prosecutors for review

Malaysia

Teacher denies negligence charges over fatal school SUV crash in Kota Bharu

Malaysia

Sulaiman Md Ali opts out of Melaka polls, will not defend Lendu

You may be interested

Malaysia

MCMC hunts creators of insulting image of King after Threads takedown

Malaysia

Fake Indian police scam in Kulim nets RM1.4m from 73 victims, 53 arrested

Malaysia

Fadillah urges young leaders to turn success into opportunities for others

Malaysia

Sulaiman Md Ali opts out of Melaka polls, will not defend Lendu

Malaysia

PKR leader challenges BN to state position on Eric See-To controversy

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysia

Foreign spouses do not automatically qualify as Bumiputera, says Saifuddin

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysia

LPT3 row puts Kelantan’s infrastructure priorities under scrutiny

Malaysia

Budget 2027 debate begins as MPs press government on healthcare, exports and unpaid KPF shares