Composite courtesy of Sinar Harian
IPOH: Thirty-six Indian nationals and a local driver escaped unhurt after the tour bus they were travelling in skidded and crashed at KM396.2 of the North-South Expressway (NSE) northbound near Muallim on Thursday (June 19) afternoon.
Muallim OCPD Supt Mohd Hasni Mohd Nasir said the incident occurred at 3.39pm, and all victims, including the 41-year-old driver, escaped without any injuries.
According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that the bus was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh when it lost control and veered to the right side of the road.
"The bus then crashed into the central divider before ending up in a drain on the right side of the highway," he said when contacted Thursday.
He said the tour bus was carrying 32 men and four women, all Indian nationals, who were believed to be travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh.
"All passengers were transferred to a replacement bus to continue their journey to their respective destinations," he said.
Meanwhile, through a post on X, PLUS Malaysia Berhad reported that the crash site was cleared by 6.50pm, after which traffic returned to normal. - Bernama
