Gerik bus crash: Bus driver arrested
IPOH: The bus driver who was involved in an accident that claimed the lives of 15 students of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Gerik, last Monday (June 9), has been arrested by the police.
Perak Police Chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said the 39-year-old man was arrested at around 5.45pm after being discharged from the hospital, reported Sinar Harian.
According to him, the suspect would be taken to the Gerik District Police Headquarters (IPD) to assist in the investigation under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
"We are waiting for further instructions from the State Prosecution Director on whether the bus driver can be charged in court tomorrow or otherwise," he said on Thursday (June 12).
The driver, a local man, had previously received treatment at Taiping Hospital after injuring his hand on the first day of the accident.
On the morning of June 9, KM53, Jalan Raya Timur-Barat (JRTB) Gerik-Jeli near Tasik Banding, a bus carrying 42 passengers was said to have lost control before hitting an MPV carrying a family of four.
The incident happened when the specially chartered tour bus was on its way from Jertih, Terengganu, to the UPSI campus in Tanjung Malim after the Hari Raya Aidiladha holiday.
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