27-05-2025
Man killed after being thrown from car rammed by stage bus in Melaka
ALOR GAJAH: A 23-year-old man was killed after being thrown from his car, which was rammed by a stage bus locally known as the 'Bas Pink' (pink bus) along the Lebuh Alor Gajah - Melaka Tengah - Jasin (AMJ) highway near Taman Awan Biru here on Monday.
The accident was captured in a video clip that has since gone viral on social media.
Muhammad Aiman Mohd Farid, a subcontractor with Tenaga Nasional Bhd, died at the scene from severe injuries after the impact of the crash flung him out of the vehicle and into a drain.
District police chief Superintendent Ashari Abu Samah said the victim's friend, Muhammad Hakimi Hafiz Baharin, 22, sustained bodily injuries in the 4.55pm crash.
Ashari said preliminary investigations showed that Aiman, who was driving, and his friend were travelling from Rembia, while the bus was heading to Jalan AMJ from the Melaka Sentral bus terminal.
"The victim had stopped the car by the roadside upon arriving at the location.
"However, the bus veered onto the roadside and rammed into the victim's vehicle.
"The impact caused the victim to be thrown from the car. He was pronounced dead at the scene, while his friend was rushed to Alor Gajah Hospital for treatment," he said in a statement.
The 37-year-old bus driver was uninjured and has been arrested to assist in investigations into the accident.
A urine test conducted on the driver returned negative for drugs. He also has no criminal record or outstanding traffic summonses.
"The vehicle involved has been taken to Puspakom for inspection," Ashari added.
He said a dashboard camera recording from the bus has been obtained and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless or dangerous driving causing death.
