IPOH: Three students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) who were injured in a tragic bus accident that claimed the lives of 15 of their peers at KM53, East-West Highway Gerik-Jeli on June 9, are still receiving treatment in hospital, Sinar Harian reports.
Perak police chief Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin told the Malay language daily that two of the students - Lili Suzana Mat Ya'acob, 23, and Nor Erika Elysha Mohd Zaidi, 21 - are being treated at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB), while another, Nur Liyana Zainudin, 23, is receiving treatment at Taiping Hospital.
"In addition to these three students, there are three other victims, consisting of a woman and two children who were travelling in a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), who were also injured.
"They are currently being treated at Baling Hospital, Kedah," he said when contacted.
Noor Hisam reported that all six victims are in stable condition and showing positive progress as of 9am Monday (June 16) morning.
He added that a total of 15 individuals, including two bus drivers, were admitted to four hospitals for treatment of various injuries since the incident on June 9.
He told Sinar Harian that all of them were sent to HRPB in Ipoh, Taiping Hospital, Gerik Hospital, and Baling Hospital for further treatment.
In the incident that occurred at 12:45am on June 9, a tour bus carrying 42 UPSI students reportedly lost control before crashing into an MPV carrying a family of four near Tasik Banding.
The bus was said to be on its way from Jertih, Terengganu, to the UPSI campus in Tanjung Malim after the Hari Raya Aidiladha holiday.
The accident claimed the lives of 15 UPSI students, comprising five men and 10 women, while the driver and passengers of the MPV sustained injuries.
