Bus On The Way To Genting Overturns After Crashing Into Drain
On 11 November 2013, a man was seriously injured when a Genting-bound bus skidded and crashed into a drain.
By Mei Mei Chu — 11 Nov 2013, 04:44 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
A Bus With 22 Passengers En Route To Genting Highlands Overturns Along Batang Kali At 5am
A bus carrying 22 passengers to Genting Highlands overturned along Jalan Batang Kali early Monday, injuring one passenger.
thestar.com.mySelangor Fire and Rescue Department’s operations assistant director, Mohamad Sani Harul said they received an emergency call at 5.07am and the rescue team reached the scene of the crash 24 minutes later.
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He added that the distress call was received at 5.07am this morning, and the fire truck deployed had arrived at the location at 5.31am.
The operation, Sani said, ended about an hour later at 6.28am.
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A Bus With 22 Passengers En Route To Genting Highlands Overturn Along Batang Kali At 5am
Image via thestar.com.my58-Year-Old Chong Ah Seong, A Passenger, Broke His Leg Right When He Was Trapped In The Bus
Hulu Selangor deputy police chief, DSP Zulkifli Bidin when contacted said the 58-year-old victim who suffered a broken right leg and had to be extricated from the bus in the 5am accident was now being treated at Selayang Hospital.
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The injured passenger who was later identified as Chong Ah Seong, 58, was transported to the Kuala Kubu Baru.
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Other Passengers Managed To Crawl Out With Help From The Fire Department
"We managed to rescue those inside the bus around 6.30am. All the other passengers escaped with only minor injuries," he said.
thestar.com.myHe said the bus driver and a number of passengers had slight injuries.
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The Bus Driver Lost Control Of The Vehicle When He Swerved To Avoid A Car Driving On The Wrong Lane
Police sources said the bus driver was forced to swerve to avoid colliding with a car that was travelling in the wrong lane along KM3 of the road, around 5am.
As a result, he lost control of the vehicle, which overturned in a drain by the roadside.
thestar.com.myAccording to him, it was drizzling when the accident happened after the bus driver tried to avoid a car coming from the opposite direction which had veered into his lane.
He said this caused the bus, which was on its way to Genting Highlands from the federal capital, to skid and crash into the drain, adding that the bus passengers were all locals.
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He said the weather had been fair, although the road was dark as there were no street lights.
thestar.com.myAuthorities Are Investigating The Incident For Careless Driving
The accident is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for careless driving.
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The operation, Sani said, ended about an hour later at 6.28am.
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On 21 August 2013, 37 People Were Killed When A Genting-Bound Bus Crashed Into A 30m Ravine
On 21 August 2013, 37 people were killed when a Genting-bound bus on the same route crashed into a 30m ravine
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