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New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Automotive
- New Straits Times
8 injured in head-on collision on Jalan Gerik-Kupang
GERIK: A head-on collision between two vehicles at Km4 of Jalan Gerik-Kupang this morning left eight people injured. Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the incident occurred at 11.45am and involved a Perodua Alza heading towards Kupang and a Nissan Grand Livina travelling towards Gerik. He said a team of six firefighters was dispatched to the scene, located about 8km from the station, and arrived at 11.56am. "Upon arrival, we found two victims trapped and seriously injured inside the Perodua Alza, while two others from the same vehicle sustained minor injuries. "The driver of the Nissan Grand Livina also suffered serious injuries, while three other passengers sustained minor injuries," he said in a statement. He added that the team conducted a rapid assessment and employed the SAVER concept to carry out the rescue operation. "Hydraulic tools and a stretcher were used to extricate the trapped victims," he said, adding that individuals with minor injuries had already been assisted out of their vehicles by members of the public prior to the firefighters' arrival. All injured victims were transported to Gerik Hospital for further treatment. The operation concluded at 12.37pm.
Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
28 passengers, driver escape burning bus
The fire is believed to have started when the bus struck and dragged a motorcycle that had skidded. (JBPM pic) IPOH : Twenty-eight passengers and the driver of an express bus had a narrow escape last night after their vehicle caught fire following an accident at KM406 (northbound) of the North-South Expressway near Kamunting. The fire is believed to have started when the bus struck and dragged a motorcycle that had skidded. The motorcyclist sustained minor injuries while the passengers and driver were unharmed. Perak fire and rescue department assistant operations director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the department received a distress call at 9.50pm and sent teams from the Kamunting and Taiping fire stations. 'The bus was about 90% destroyed. Fortunately, all 28 passengers were safely evacuated before firefighters arrived,' he said in a statement.
Malay Mail
2 days ago
- General
- Malay Mail
Express bus catches fire after collision with motorcycle on NSE near Kamunting, all 28 passengers escape unhurt, motorcyclist injured
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Twenty-eight passengers escaped uninjured after the express bus they were travelling in caught fire near Kamunting along KM406 of the North-South Expressway last night. A statement from the Perak Fire and Rescue Department said the fire was reported at 9.16pm and firemen from the Kamunting and Taiping stations were sent to the scene. According to New Straits Times, the bus was nearly 90 per cent destroyed after it reportedly collided with a motorcycle that had skidded in the same area. 'All passengers managed to exit the vehicle before firemen arrived. Only the motorcyclist sustained minor injuries,' said the department's assistant director of operations Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad. He added that the fire was brought under control at 10.15pm and the operation ended at 10.33pm. Firefighters used two hose reels with water supplied from the fire engine's tank. The injured motorcyclist was taken to the nearest hospital for treatment. Sabarodzi said the cause of the fire and the sequence of events leading to the collision are still under investigation.
Free Malaysia Today
20-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Trailer driver killed, 3 others injured in Slim River crash
Firefighters from the Slim River and Bidor stations were dispatched to the scene after the distress call, received at 10.36pm yesterday. (Facebook pic) IPOH : A trailer driver was killed and three others injured in a collision involving three lorries and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) at KM366 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) southbound near Slim River last night. Perak fire and rescue department assistant director (operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the department received a distress call at 10.36pm, and that firefighters from the Slim River and Bidor stations were dispatched to the scene. 'Upon arriving, firefighters found a 40-year-old male victim trapped in the cab of the trailer. He was confirmed dead at the scene,' he said in a statement this morning. He said that two other victims, a lorry driver and his attendant, both 28, who had been transporting pipes, sustained minor injuries. The 28-year-old driver of a five-tonne lorry carrying motorcycles suffered a leg injury, while the 37-year-old driver and 32-year-old passenger of the Toyota Unser MPV escaped unhurt. Sabarodzi said the operation was completed at 1.09am. PLUS, in a statement on its Facebook page last night, said the accident had caused traffic congestion for 6km southbound and 4km northbound. All of the lanes had to be temporarily closed to allow the vehicles involved to be cleared. They were reopened to traffic at 3.47am.
Malay Mail
20-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Trailer driver killed, three injured in four-vehicle crash on North-South Expressway near Slim River
IPOH, May 20 — A trailer driver was killed and three others injured in a collision involving three lorries and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) at KM 366 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) southbound near Slim River last night. Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the department received a distress call at 10.36 pm, after which firefighters from the Slim River and Bidor stations were dispatched to the scene. 'Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found a 40-year-old male victim trapped in the cab of the trailer. He was confirmed dead at the scene,' he said in a statement this morning. He said that two other victims, a lorry driver and his attendant, both 28, who were transporting pipes, sustained minor injuries. He added that the 28-year-old driver of a five-tonne lorry carrying motorcycles suffered a leg injury, while the 37-year-old driver and 32-year-old passenger of the Toyota Unser MPV escaped unhurt. Sabarodzi said the operation was completed at 1.09 am. Meanwhile, PLUS, in a statement on its Facebook page last night, said the accident caused a traffic congestion of six kilometres southbound and four kilometres northbound. All lanes had to be temporarily closed to allow the involved vehicles to be cleared. All lanes were reopened to traffic at 3.47 am. — Bernama
