Gerik crash: Initial probe reveals bus hit MPV's rear
The police's initial investigations have revealed that the fatal bus accident, which claimed the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (Upsi) students, occurred when the bus hit the rear of the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), believed to be a Perodua Alza, before overturning.
Perak police chief Noor Hisam Nordin said the bus was carrying 42 Upsi students, eight men and 32 women, aged between 21 and 23, all from the east coast.
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