Three injured after tour bus overturns in Jasin


JASIN: Three tour bus passengers, including a tour guide, were injured after their bus veered off the left side of the road before overturning at Kilometre 177.6 of the North-South Expressway (northbound) here on Wednesday (Aug 26) morning.

Jasin OCPD Supt Lee Robert said police received information about the accident involving the tour bus, which was travelling from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, at about 5am on Wednesday.

Those injured were a 59-year-old local man, who was working as a tour guide, a 62-year-old Singaporean and a 42-year-old British national.

"Initial investigations found that the bus was carrying 12 people.

"The driver attempted to avoid a lorry that had slowed down and veered off the left side of the road,” he said in a statement.

Supt Lee said the victims, who sustained injuries to their heads and legs, were taken to Jasin Hospital for treatment. – Bernama

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