Tragic bus crash claims three lives


KUANTAN: Three people were killed and seven others injured when a double-decker express bus they were travelling in crashed at KM81 Jalan Lipis-Merapoh near Kampung Kubang Rusa, about 90km from Kuala Lipis.The three victims, all men, were identified as the bus driver, Ab Aziz Daud, 63, and two passengers, Shukri Mat Noor, 55, and Hossain Kamal, 41, a Bangladeshi.

Lipis district police chief Supt Azli Mohd Noor said during the 1.50am incident, the bus with 18 passengers was travelling from Kota Baru, Kelantan to Kuala Lumpur.

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