IPOH: The bus driver who was involved in an accident that claimed the lives of 15 students of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Gerik on Monday has been arrested by the police.
Perak Police Chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said the 39-year-old man was arrested at around 5.45pm after being discharged from the hospital, reported Sinar Harian.
According to him, the suspect would be taken to the Gerik District Police Headquarters (IPD) to assist in the investigation under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
“We are waiting for further instructions from the State Prosecution Director on whether the bus driver can be charged in court tomorrow or otherwise,” he said yesterday.
Earlier, the driver, a local man, had given his statement to the police.
He had previously received treatment at Taiping Hospital.
On Monday morning, KM53, Jalan Raya Timur-Barat Gerik-Jeli near Tasik Banding, a bus carrying 42 passengers was said to have lost control before hitting an MPV carrying a family of four.
The chartered bus was on its way from Jertih, Terengganu, to the UPSI campus in Tanjung Malim after the Hari Raya Aidiladha holiday.
