Balik kampung traffic: Bus catches fire near Simpang Pulai


IPOH: An express bus heading towards Kuala Lumpur from Butterworth caught fire near KM287 of the North-South Expressway near Simpang Pulai at about 6pm on Friday.

Passengers noticed smoke coming out from the rear of the bus and alerted the driver.

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