A British national was killed while 39 others, including two drivers, were injured when a double-decker tour bus fell into a ravine yesterday at KM70 of the Kuantan-Segamat highway near Pekan, Pahang.
The bus was carrying 38 tourists from Singapore from Redang Island, Terengganu back to Singapore when it veered out of control and plunged into the 10-metre deep ravine at around 4.30pm.
Pekan police chief Supt Yahaya Othman said the deceased passenger was a male tourist in his 30s. All the injured passengers were sent to Pekan Hospital and Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) for treatment.
“Ten ambulances and firemen were rushed to the scene to help in the rescue effort. This is the third accident involving a bus in a week in Pahang,” fz.com reports Yahaya as saying.
On Monday, three passengers, including an 11-month old baby were seriously injured when an express bus carrying 27 passengers was involved in an accident at KM116 of the East Coast Highway.
On April 13, a double-decker bus from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu, Kelantan crashed at Km11, Jalan Bentong Raub, killing three passengers and injuring 10 others.
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