KLUANG: An express bus carrying 11 passengers overturned on the North-South Expressway (NSE) near Simpang Renggam here early Saturday (Nov 4) morning.
The incident at KM51 southbound on the NSE was reported at 4.43am, said Renggam Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Shoromi Salih.
“Our team arrived at the scene to find the bus lying on its side in the middle of the expressway. The 45-year-old bus driver sustained injuries while the passengers, five women and six men, escaped unhurt.
“The passengers managed to climb out of the bus to safety before we arrived,” he said.
He added that the passengers were aged 26 to 55.
The injured driver was being given medical treatment and the cause of the accident is still being determined, he said.
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