Tragedy struck again in the wee hours of the morning when a tour bus carrying 46 passengers collided with a tanker and a tow truck in Batu Pahat, leaving two Indonesians dead and 16 injured. According to Sinar Harian, the incident occurred on kilometre 80.7 of the North-South Highway.
In a statement, Ayer Hitam fire department operations commander, senior fire officer II Md Isa Masngun, said that his team and the Yong Peng fire department rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 12:44 am, adding that once they arrived at the location, it was found that two passengers were found trapped in the wreckage and pronounced dead at the scene.
Md Isa also said the drivers of both the tanker and tow truck were both safe. The fire department had to use special equipment to free the trapped victims before the rest of the passengers could be evacuated, with the injured either being sent to the hospital via a ministry of health ambulance or attended to by an emergency medical rescue services (EMRS) team. The operation was completed at 3:03 am.
This is at least the second fatal bus accident in two months, following another tour bus crash in Gerik, Perak that resulted in the deaths of 15 students. In response, the transport ministry instituted a mandate for bus drivers and passengers to wear seat belts, which went into effect on July 1.
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were they wearing seatbelt?
Hmmmm hmmmm hmmmm, setup minggu mesti ada lah…sampai bila tak tahu…macam siapa pun tak kisah lah…
all these mfker driver… should go to hell
Nothing surprising…same old same old.
Come to Port Klang area…early morning…those trailers carrying / fully loaded with new cars…driving 110+km/hr…so scary.
Enforcement – JPJ Director General
Policy – Minister of Transport
If there is policy and law but no enforcement then DG to answer
If policy is weak or don’t exist then Anthony Loke to answer.
Most people cannot differentiate the responsibility
You can write umpteen letters to the DG or any other civil servant for that matter and they don’t have to reply or take responsibility nor will they be made to. So can you blame people for questioning the politician who is the public face of the relevant ministry?
This all happened Bez of no focus on road , distracting driver mite be Bez of hi stress, anxiety,no money issue common now Bez of brainless policy makers and lasts but not least machine on the road is not road worthy