Gerik bus crash: Road conditions were good but road was dark and winding, says Perak police chief


GERIK: The road where the fatal crash involving Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students occurred at KM53 of the East-West Highway is dark, downhill, and winding, says Perak police chief Datuk Comm Noor Hisam Nordin (pic).

He stated that 14 students were killed and 27 students injured, along with the 40-year-old bus driver and his 54-year-old co-driver, who also sustained injuries.

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