Tragic accident claims 15 lives in student bus crash on East-West Highway


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IPOH: About 15 students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) were killed after the bus they were travelling in collided with another vehicle along the East-West Highway (Jalan Raya Timur-Barat, JRTB), near the Banjaran Titiwangsa rest and service area (RNR), early on Monday (June 9) morning.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department director Sayani Saidon said they received a distress call at 1.04am regarding the accident.

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