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Re:Ten killed in bus accident on Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands road - 2011/02/26 16:47
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UPDATED - Twenty-two of them died on the spot in the accident at Km15 of the Cameron Highlands-Simpang Pulai Road after the double-decker tour bus crashed onto the divider, went across to the opposite lane and overturned in a ditch, said Perak deputy chief police officer Zakaria Yusof.
Four people died as they were being rushed to hospital and one person died at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here, he told reporters at the scene.
Three of those killed were Malaysians, he said, adding that one of them was the bus driver Omar Shahidan, 48, another a tour guide of Siamese descent Soontorn Kian, 38, and the third a yet-to-be-identified co-driver.
Fifteen of the dead were women.
The deceased identified so far are Omar Shahidan, 48; Charcart Knagsuwan, 48; Thanvarat Poolsang, 36; Nutthiya Inyyim, 50; Poonporn Poolsaene, 41; Sum Ruay Swatphet, 48; Darunee Songserm; Putharee Akkrarachaw Wanont, 42; Ponethanest Akkrarachaw Wanont, 45; Rung Da; Suchanchida Chaiaueai, 40; Sriwai Swatphet, 22; Prinya Prassakulchai, 48; Chutina Throukool, 25; Thitisak Pongtanarat, 51; Junpen Pongtanarat, 50; Phayong Kruajinli, 49; and Ekachai Na Bangxang, 64.
Zakaria said the bus was heading from Cameron Highlands to Kuala Lumpur because it was believed that the tourists were to have boarded a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok.
Preliminary investigation indicated that the driver lost control of the vehicle and it crashed onto the road divider, went across to the opposite lane and overturned into a ditch.
He said the police and Fire and Rescue Department were summoned at about noon and they deployed 100 personnel in the rescue operation.
It is learned that the excursion bus company is registered in Jitra.
SAC Zakaria said preliminary investigations showed that the cause of the accident could have been speeding or brake failure.
The bus overturned in a two-feet (about 0.6-meter) ditch, with one of its front wheels falling off the vehicle.
Zakaria said there were 37 people in the bus bearing registration number AFX 2266 belonging to San Express Holiday registered in Perak and operating out of Changloon, Kedah.
San Express Holiday managing director Sor Eng Hock, who is in Bangkok on business, said when contacted: "I am very sad... I am shocked."
He said he would have to come back to the country to find out what exactly happened.
The bus company was registered in 2007 and its six buses had never been involved in major accidents, he said.
Sor added that he would have to discuss some form of compensation for the victims.
The Cameron Highlands-Simpang Pulai Road, which has many curves and gradients, was opened to traffic in 2003. It is an alternative road to the highlands, the original one leading from Tapah.
The new road is usually used by motorists heading for Gua Musang through Lojing in Kelantan.
Today's accident is believed to be the worst in Malaysian history. The previous major road accident occurred on Aug 13, 2007, when 20 people were killed and nine injured in a bus accident at Km229 of the North-South Expressway in Bukit Gantang near Taiping, also in Perak.<br><br>Post edited by: jamie, at: 2010/12/21 07:36
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Re:Ten killed in bus accident on Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands road - 2011/02/26 16:47
jamie wrote:
UPDATED - Twenty-two of them died on the spot in the accident at Km15 of the Cameron Highlands-Simpang Pulai Road after the double-decker tour bus crashed onto the divider, went across to the opposite lane and overturned in a ditch, said Perak deputy chief police officer Zakaria Yusof.
Four people died as they were being rushed to hospital and one person died at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here, he told reporters at the scene.
Three of those killed were Malaysians, he said, adding that one of them was the bus driver Omar Shahidan, 48, another a tour guide of Siamese descent Soontorn Kian, 38, and the third a yet-to-be-identified co-driver.
Fifteen of the dead were women.
The deceased identified so far are Omar Shahidan, 48; Charcart Knagsuwan, 48; Thanvarat Poolsang, 36; Nutthiya Inyyim, 50; Poonporn Poolsaene, 41; Sum Ruay Swatphet, 48; Darunee Songserm; Putharee Akkrarachaw Wanont, 42; Ponethanest Akkrarachaw Wanont, 45; Rung Da; Suchanchida Chaiaueai, 40; Sriwai Swatphet, 22; Prinya Prassakulchai, 48; Chutina Throukool, 25; Thitisak Pongtanarat, 51; Junpen Pongtanarat, 50; Phayong Kruajinli, 49; and Ekachai Na Bangxang, 64.
Zakaria said the bus was heading from Cameron Highlands to Kuala Lumpur because it was believed that the tourists were to have boarded a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok.
Preliminary investigation indicated that the driver lost control of the vehicle and it crashed onto the road divider, went across to the opposite lane and overturned into a ditch.
He said the police and Fire and Rescue Department were summoned at about noon and they deployed 100 personnel in the rescue operation.
It is learned that the excursion bus company is registered in Jitra.
SAC Zakaria said preliminary investigations showed that the cause of the accident could have been speeding or brake failure.
The bus overturned in a two-feet (about 0.6-meter) ditch, with one of its front wheels falling off the vehicle.
Zakaria said there were 37 people in the bus bearing registration number AFX 2266 belonging to San Express Holiday registered in Perak and operating out of Changloon, Kedah.
San Express Holiday managing director Sor Eng Hock, who is in Bangkok on business, said when contacted: "I am very sad... I am shocked."
He said he would have to come back to the country to find out what exactly happened.
The bus company was registered in 2007 and its six buses had never been involved in major accidents, he said.
Sor added that he would have to discuss some form of compensation for the victims.
The Cameron Highlands-Simpang Pulai Road, which has many curves and gradients, was opened to traffic in 2003. It is an alternative road to the highlands, the original one leading from Tapah.
The new road is usually used by motorists heading for Gua Musang through Lojing in Kelantan.
Today's accident is believed to be the worst in Malaysian history. The previous major road accident occurred on Aug 13, 2007, when 20 people were killed and nine injured in a bus accident at Km229 of the North-South Expressway in Bukit Gantang near Taiping, also in Perak.<br><br>Post edited by: jamie, at: 2010/12/21 07:36
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Re:Ten killed in bus accident on Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands road - 2011/04/04 19:08
jamie wrote:
UPDATED - Twenty-two of them died on the spot in the accident at Km15 of the Cameron Highlands-Simpang Pulai Road after the double-decker tour bus crashed onto the divider, went across to the opposite lane and overturned in a ditch, said Perak deputy chief police officer Zakaria Yusof.
Four people died as they were being rushed to hospital and one person died at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here, he told reporters at the scene.
Three of those killed were Malaysians, he said, adding that one of them was the bus driver Omar Shahidan, 48, another a tour guide of Siamese descent Soontorn Kian, 38, and the third a yet-to-be-identified co-driver.
Fifteen of the dead were women.
The deceased identified so far are Omar Shahidan, 48; Charcart Knagsuwan, 48; Thanvarat Poolsang, 36; Nutthiya Inyyim, 50; Poonporn Poolsaene, 41; Sum Ruay Swatphet, 48; Darunee Songserm; Putharee Akkrarachaw Wanont, 42; Ponethanest Akkrarachaw Wanont, 45; Rung Da; Suchanchida Chaiaueai, 40; Sriwai Swatphet, 22; Prinya Prassakulchai, 48; Chutina Throukool, 25; Thitisak Pongtanarat, 51; Junpen Pongtanarat, 50; Phayong Kruajinli, 49; and Ekachai Na Bangxang, 64.
Zakaria said the bus was heading from Cameron Highlands to Kuala Lumpur because it was believed that the tourists were to have boarded a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok.
Preliminary investigation indicated that the driver lost control of the vehicle and it crashed onto the road divider, went across to the opposite lane and overturned into a ditch.
He said the police and Fire and Rescue Department were summoned at about noon and they deployed 100 personnel in the rescue operation.
It is learned that the excursion bus company is registered in Jitra.
SAC Zakaria said preliminary investigations showed that the cause of the accident could have been speeding or brake failure.
The bus overturned in a two-feet (about 0.6-meter) ditch, with one of its front wheels falling off the vehicle.
Zakaria said there were 37 people in the bus bearing registration number AFX 2266 belonging to San Express Holiday registered in Perak and operating out of Changloon, Kedah.
San Express Holiday managing director Sor Eng Hock, who is in Bangkok on business, said when contacted: "I am very sad... I am shocked."
He said he would have to come back to the country to find out what exactly happened.
The bus company was registered in 2007 and its six buses had never been involved in major accidents, he said.
Sor added that he would have to discuss some form of compensation for the victims.
The Cameron Highlands-Simpang Pulai Road, which has many curves and gradients, was opened to traffic in 2003. It is an alternative road to the highlands, the original one leading from Tapah.
The new road is usually used by motorists heading for Gua Musang through Lojing in Kelantan.
Today's accident is believed to be the worst in Malaysian history. The previous major road accident occurred on Aug 13, 2007, when 20 people were killed and nine injured in a bus accident at Km229 of the North-South Expressway in Bukit Gantang near Taiping, also in Perak.<br><br>Post edited by: jamie, at: 2010/12/21 07:36
Whats the authority update on this?
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