Twisted metal: Perak Fire and Rescue Department personnel entering the crashed double-decker bus on the North-South Expressway near Tapah. — Photo courtesy of the Perak Fire and Rescue Department
IPOH: Nine passengers narrowly escaped death when the double-decker bus they were travelling in rear-ended a tow truck at KM311.4 northbound on the North-South Expressway near Tapah, Perak.
State Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said a distress call was received at 1.28am yesterday.
“The 29-year-old bus driver was found trapped in the driver’s seat while the co-driver and nine passengers were unhurt.
“The driver and attendant of the tow truck also escaped injuries,” he said in a statement.
Sabarodzi said the operations commander had to use special equipment to extricate the trapped victim.
“He was successfully freed and was found to have sustained injuries to his right leg,” Sabarodzi said, adding that the victim later sought treatment at a hospital.
The accident was the third involving a bus this week following incidents in Gerik, Perak and Maran, Pahang.
