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[UPDATED] Police confirm viral dashcam footage shows fatal Gerik crash

KUALA LUMPUR: Federal police have confirmed that a viral video being circulated on social media is indeed footage of the bus crash that claimed 15 lives in Gerik early this morning. Federal police Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri confirmed this with the New Straits Times today. "The owner of the vehicle that recorded the dashcam footage came forward to hand over the recording and assist in further investigations at the Gerik police headquarters today," he said. "We are currently investigating the evidence received and will send the video recording for further analysis," he said. The 34-second clip shows a vehicle driving in dark conditions on the road when a bus is seen overtaking it at a high rate of speed as both vehicles approach a bend. The bus is seen veering out of control before crashing on its side against the road shoulder barrier just in front of the vehicle that recorded the footage. Another silver MPV and the dashcam-equipped vehicle are then seen overtaking the wrecked bus just before the video ends. It was reported that fifteen people were killed in a tragic accident involving a Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) student bus and a Perodua Alza multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) along the East-West Highway (Jalan Raya Timur Barat) early this morning.