BENTONG, Pahang: Twenty-three people, including 16 Chinese tourists, suffered minor injuries when a bus collided with a car near Genting Highlands on Friday night (Apr 6).

The accident occurred at around 7.20pm as both vehicles were descending from the popular casino and resort area, according to Genting Highlands Fire and Rescue Department chief Yusri Abdullah Sani.

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Both vehicles were descending from Genting Highlands when the accident occurred. (Photo: Genting Highlands Fire and Rescue Department)

"The brakes of the bus failed, causing it to rear-end the Honda in front, before skidding and crashing into the road barrier.

"However, we are still investigating the cause of the accident," he said.

Fourteen female and two male Chinese tourists, a tour guide and bus driver were taken to Selayang Hospital for treatment.

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Twenty-three people were injured in the accident, including 16 Chinese tourists. (Photo: Genting Highlands Fire and Rescue Department)

The Honda car driver and his four female passengers were also taken to the same hospital, he said, adding that eight ambulances were deployed. </s> BENTONG, Pahang: Twenty-three people, including 16 Chinese tourists, suffered minor injuries when a bus collided with a car near Genting Highlands on Friday night (Apr 6).

The accident occurred at around 7.20pm as both vehicles were descending from the popular casino and resort area, according to Genting Highlands Fire and Rescue Department chief Yusri Abdullah Sani.

"The brakes of the bus failed, causing it to rear-end the Honda in front, before skidding and crashing into the road barrier.

"However, we are still investigating the cause of the accident," he said.

Fourteen female and two male Chinese tourists, a tour guide and bus driver were taken to Selayang Hospital for treatment.

The Honda car driver and his four female passengers were also taken to the same hospital, he said, adding that eight ambulances were deployed. </s> BENTONG: Twenty-three people including 16 Chinese tourists, suffered light injuries, when the bus they were travelling in crashed into a car at Km17.1 Jalan Genting Highlands-Kuala Lumpur here, last night.

Genting Highlands Fire and Rescue Department chief Yusri Abdullah Sani said the accident occurred at 7.24pm when both vehicles were descending from Genting Highlands.

"Upon arriving at the scene of the collision, the brakes of the bus failed, causing it to rear-end the Honda in front, before skidding and crashing into the road barrier.

"However we are still investigating the cause of the accident," he said when contacted by Bernama here last night.

He said the tourists comprising 14 women and two men, tourist guide and bus driver were rushed to the Selayang Hospital for treatment.

The Honda car driver and his four female passengers were also sent to the same hospital, he said adding that eight ambulances were deployed for the trips to the hospital. — Bernama </s> KUALA LUMPUR
• One person was killed and 13 others, mainly Singaporeans, were injured when their bus rammed into another vehicle near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday.

A spokesman for the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department said it received a distress call at about 3.30pm concerning an accident involving a bus and a lorry on the Karak-Kuala Lumpur Expressway, Bernama news agency reported.

The accident involved 11 Singaporeans - aged between 19 and 81 - and three Malaysians, including the driver and the bus conductor.

Most of the Singaporeans, including an 81-year-old woman, suffered light injuries, Malaysian police said. The lorry driver was also hurt.

All the injured were taken to Selayang Hospital in the Gombak district of Selangor state for treatment, the spokesman said.

Singaporean Yip Keng Yim, 19, one of the bus passengers, told Bernama news agency: "It happened so fast and everybody was thrown off their seats."

She was with her parents, a cousin and an aunt. They were on their way home from Genting Highlands.

"After boarding the bus, I was not able to sleep because it was being driven at high speed. Suddenly, I heard a loud crash, and then everybody fell off their seats," said Ms Yip at Selayang Hospital.

Ms Yip, who suffered injuries to her face, said her father sustained a serious leg injury.

Photographer Kong Chong Yew said he was driving to Genting Highlands when he saw a massive jam on the other side of the highway where the accident had occurred.

The windscreen was already gone, and the left side of the bus was badly damaged. PHOTOGRAPHER KONG CHONG YEW, on the devastation he noticed. He had been driving on the other side of the highway where the accident occurred.

The front of the bus had slammed into the back of the lorry, said the 32-year-old, adding that there were many people gathered around the accident spot when he drove past.

"The windscreen was already gone, and the left side of the bus was badly damaged."

It is believed that the bus driver lost control of the vehicle, which then rammed into a gravel lorry, trapping the conductor near the front of the mangled bus, China Press reported, citing Gombak district police. The conductor, identified as Mr Carles Lagan, 26, died on the spot.

When contacted by The Sunday Times, Selayang Hospital staff said they could not provide updates on the status of the injured.

On Friday, 23 people, including 16 Chinese tourists, were injured when their bus crashed near Genting Highlands.

Last month, one Singaporean was killed and several others were injured in a bus accident in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, when they were carrying out their minor pilgrimage. </s> KUALA LUMPUR: One Singaporean has died and 13 people were injured in a bus crash on the Karak-Kuala Lumpur Expressway in Malaysia on Saturday (Apr 7).

A spokesman at the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department said it received a distress call at about 3.30 pm on an accident involving a bus and a lorry.

He said an engine from the Selayang Fire and Rescue station was then sent to the scene.

“The accident involved 12 Singapore nationals and two locals. All the injured were sent to Selayang Hospital for treatment,” he told Bernama.

The tour bus was on its way back to Singapore from Genting Highlands, Malaysia media reported. 



Astro Radio Traffic said at about 6.30pm that the accident was "causing a bad jam in both directions".



The cause of the accident is being investigated. </s> At least 13 people, including 12 Singaporean nationals, were injured and one Malaysian died in a bus crash on the Karak-Kuala Lumpur Expressway in Malaysia on Saturday.

A Selangor Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson said it received a distress call at about 3.30 pm regarding an accident that involved a bus and a lorry. Following the call, an engine from the Selayang Fire and Rescue station was then sent to the scene.

"The accident involved 12 Singapore nationals and two locals. All the injured were sent to Selayang Hospital for treatment," the spokesperson told Bernama.

Malaysia media reported that the tour bus was on its way back to Singapore from Genting Highlands. At about 6.30 pm, Astro Radio Traffic said that the accident was "causing a bad jam in both directions".

The authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident. </s> SINGAPORE: One Singaporean has died and 13 people were injured in a bus crash on the Karak Highway in Malaysia, reports said on Saturday (Apr 7).

The bus, which was travelling towards Johor Bahru, crashed into a large lorry at about 4pm, Channel 8 news reported, citing Malaysia's China Press.

The tour bus, which was on its way back to Singapore from Genting Highlands, was carrying 12 Singaporeans and two Malaysians, the report said. </s> BEIJING
• At least 36 people were killed and 13 injured when a packed bus slammed into a wall at the mouth of an expressway tunnel in northern China.

The coach struck the wall just outside the Qinling tunnel in Ankang, a city in Shaanxi province, on Thursday night, said the State Administration of Work Safety.

Media photos showed twisted metal strewn in front of the bus, with several windows broken and a front tyre blown out.

"The coach was seriously mangled," the State Administration of Work Safety said in a statement, adding that the cause of the accident was under investigation.

The bus had departed from Chengdu in south-west Sichuan province en route to the central city of Luoyang.

The injured were taken to hospital. The bus had a 51-passenger capacity and was carrying 49 people, the statement said. Local media said two children were on board.

Sichuan province is already reeling from another tragedy as 23 people were killed and hundreds injured in an earthquake that struck the region on Tuesday night.

China's frequently overcrowded long-distance buses are particularly prone to fatalities.

Last month, 11 people died when a bus carrying 19 people collided with a lorry on a national highway in northern Hebei province. </s> BEIJING: At least 36 people were killed and 13 injured when a packed bus slammed into a wall at the mouth of an expressway tunnel in northern China, authorities said Friday.

The coach crashed at the Qinling tunnel in Ankang, a city in Shaanxi province, on Thursday night, according to the State Administration of Work Safety.

The bus appears to have struck the wall just outside the tunnel as an Agence France-Presse photo showed authorities placing a long tarp over to the right of the entrance, with another cover concealing the coach, which was a few meters back on a bridge.

Earlier photos published by the official Xinhua news agency showed that the front of the red bus had caved in due to the force of the crash.

The photos showed a tow truck at the scene along with rescue workers surveying the damage on the bridge just outside the tunnel near forested hills. Twisted metal was strewn in front of the bus, several windows were broken and a front tyre was blown out.

“The coach was seriously mangled,” the State Administration of Work Safety said in a statement, adding the cause of the accident was under investigation.

The bus had departed from Chengdu in southwest Sichuan province en route to the central city of Luoyang.

The injured have been rushed to hospital. The bus had a 51-passenger capacity and was carrying 49 people, the statement said. Local media said two children were aboard.

Sichuan province is already reeling from another tragedy as 20 people were killed and hundreds more injured in an earthquake that struck the region Tuesday night.

Deadly road accidents are common in China, where traffic regulations are often flouted or go unenforced by police.

The country’s frequently overcrowded long-distance buses are particularly prone to fatalities.

There were more than 180,000 traffic accidents and 58,000 deaths in 2015, authorities said in December.

Traffic law violations caused almost 90 percent of the road accidents where people died or were injured in 2015, with the total number of such infractions reaching an astonishing 442 million.
A bus crashes near Genting Highlands in Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia, hitting a car and a barrier. Twenty-three people are injured, including sixteen Chinese tourists.