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Sinar Daily
4 days ago
- General
- Sinar Daily
Express bus with 13 UMPSA students crashes into trailer on LPT
The accident occurred when the bus, driven by a 38-year-old man in the left lane, collided with the rear of a trailer moving in the same direction. The condition of the express bus carrying 28 passengers, including UMPSA students. Photo courtesy of the police. The accident involving an express bus and a trailer in Maran early Tuesday morning. Photo courtesy of the police. No injuries have been reported. Photo courtesy of the police. KUANTAN – A total of 13 students from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) were involved in an accident between the express bus they were travelling in and a trailer at Kilometre 161.5 of the East Coast Expressway (LPT) heading east near Maran early Tuesday morning. UMPSA vice-chancellor Professor Dr Yatimah Alias said the students were travelling by bus from the Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) to the Gambang campus when the accident occurred at around 1am. "So far, no injuries have been reported and all students safely arrived at campus around 4am via a replacement bus provided by the bus operator," she said in a media statement on Tuesday. She said upon arrival at the UMPSA Gambang Mosque, the students were immediately assisted by the university with food, emotional support and temporary accommodation for the seven students based at the Pekan campus. The student support operation was led by UMPSA Fellowship Institution chairman Nasrul Salim Pakheri and Student Representative Council (MPP) president Muhammad Haykal Halid. "UMPSA also provided aid packs containing instant food and basic necessities to ensure the students' welfare continues to be cared for," she added. According to Dr Yatimah, the university places great emphasis on student safety and wellbeing and urges students to always be cautious when travelling, especially during festive seasons and semester breaks. Meanwhile, Maran district police chief Superintendent Wong Kim Wai said the accident occurred when the bus, driven by a 38-year-old man in the left lane, collided with the rear of a trailer moving in the same direction. "A total of 28 passengers and the bus driver were unharmed. The 40-year-old trailer driver and his 25-year-old assistant were also not injured," he said. He added that the case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, and all bus passengers were transferred to another vehicle to continue their journey to Kuantan.
Focus Malaysia
4 days ago
- Focus Malaysia
Call for Anthony Loke to step down epitomises poor enforcement as proven by another close shave
HARSH, absurd and senseless as it may sound, the 'spur of the moment' rage for the head of Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook to roll should best be taken in a positive light as the right – or probably RUDE – wake-up call to enhance road safety involving heavy vehicles. Imagine barely 24 hours after 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students perished after their chartered bus travelling from Jertih to Tanjung Malim overturned on the East-West Highway near Tasik Banding, Gerik in the wee hours of Monday (June 9), another crash involving an East Coast-bound express bus had to happen. Fortunately, all the 28 passengers onboard, including 13 Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) students, escaped unhurt after their bus rammed into the rear of a trailer at KM161.5 of the East Coast Expressway (LPT) eastbound in the 1am accident The bus en route from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan Kuala Lumpur to Terminal Sentral Kuantan was travelling on the left lane when it was believed to have collided with the rear of a trailer travelling in the same direction, according to Maran OCPD Supt Wong Kim Wai. As the case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, the police had revealed that driver of the ill-fated bus chartered by the UPSI students had a record of 18 traffic summonses. Of these, 13 summonses were for speeding, accident-related offence (one), not wearing a seatbelt (three) and a faulty third brake light (one), according to Federal Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri. 'Further checks on the vehicle revealed that the bus had 21 traffic summonses linked to it,' he reportedly told the New Straits Times. 'Five of these are still under investigation while the rest have been settled in court.' As Perak police chief Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said remand order is awaiting the driver who is currently receiving treatment at Taiping Hospital, the latter had apologised to families of the victims, attributing the tragedy to 'brakes stopped working without warning and at the same time, the air system failed'. 'I tried everything I could – but without air pressure, nothing worked. The handbrake was unresponsive and I couldn't even shift gears.' the 39-yeat-old driver Mohd Amirul Fadhil Zulkifle, 39, related the ordeal from his hospital bed. Added Amirul who hails from Besut, Terengganu and has been a bus driver since 2016: 'I know the Jeli-Gerik route well – I wasn't speeding, especially since we were going downhill. 'In all my years of driving, this is the first accident I've had that involved fatalities. I feel an overwhelming sense of guilt. 'But I can't turn back time. All I can do now is apologise, and let the authorities carry out their investigation.' As Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said called for corporate manslaughter law to punish deadly negligence, it seems that the relevant authorities will have to unravel contradictions stemming from eyewitnesses account that the chartered bus was indeed speeding prior to the accident. The matter was revealed by Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad who visited injured passenger Lili Suzana Mat Yaakob, 23, at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) yesterday (June 10). Apart from Lili Suzana, another student, Nor Erika Elysha Mohd Zaidi is also receiving treatment at the same hospital. – June 11, 2025
The Star
4 days ago
- The Star
28 passengers – 13 of them students
Broken windscreen: The damaged front of the express bus that crashed into a trailer. — Photo courtesy of IPD Maran KUANTAN: Twenty-eight people, including 13 students from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), escaped unhurt after the express bus they were travelling in crashed into the rear of a trailer at KM161.5 of the East Coast Expressway. Maran police chief Supt Wong Kim Wai said the incident occurred around 1am yesterday while the bus was en route from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan in Kuala Lumpur to Terminal Sentral Kuantan. 'The bus was in the left lane when it is believed to have collided with a trailer travelling in the same direction. 'Fortunately, all 28 passengers, including the drivers of both vehicles and the trailer attendant, were not injured,' he said in a statement, Bernama reported. Supt Wong said the passengers on the bus were transferred to another vehicle to resume their journey to Kuantan. The case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. Meanwhile, UMPSA vice-chancellor Prof Dr Yatimah Alias confirmed that 13 university students were on board the bus. She said all students safely arrived at the Gambang UMPSA campus around 4am yesterday via a replacement bus. 'With the support of the Student Representative Council and the Student Affairs and Alumni Department, the students were received at the Gambang UMPSA mosque and provided with food, emotional support and temporary accommodation, especially the seven students from the Pekan campus,' she said. Emergency aid packs containing ready-to-eat meals and other essential items were also distributed to the affected students. 'UMPSA remains committed to the safety and well-being of its students and continues to remind them to prioritise safety at all times,' Yatimah told reporters yesterday.
Malaysian Reserve
5 days ago
- Malaysian Reserve
28 escape unhurt after express bus collides with trailer on LPT
KUANTAN — A total of 28 people, including 13 students from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), escaped unhurt after the express bus they were travelling in crashed into the rear of a trailer at KM161.5 of the East Coast Expressway (LPT) eastbound, shortly after midnight. Maran police chief Supt Wong Kim Wai said the incident occurred around 1am while the bus was en route from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, Kuala Lumpur, to Terminal Sentral Kuantan. 'The bus was in the left lane when it is believed to have collided with the rear of a trailer travelling in the same direction. 'Fortunately, all 28 passengers, including the drivers of both vehicles and the trailer attendant, were not injured,' he said in a statement today. Wong added that the bus passengers were transferred to another vehicle to continue their journey to Kuantan. The case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. Meanwhile, UMPSA vice-chancellor Prof Dr Yatimah Alias confirmed in a media statement that 13 of the university's students were among the passengers onboard the bus. She said all students safely arrived at the Gambang UMPSA campus around 4am via a replacement bus. 'With the support of the Student Representative Council and the Department of Student Affairs and Alumni (JHEPA), the students were received at the Gambang UMPSA mosque and provided with food, emotional support, and temporary accommodation, especially for the seven students from the Pekan campus,' she said. Emergency aid packs containing ready-to-eat meals and other essential items were also distributed to the affected students. 'UMPSA remains committed to the safety and well-being of its students and continues to remind them to prioritise safety at all times,' she added. — BERNAMA
The Sun
5 days ago
- The Sun
28 escape unhurt after express bus collides with trailer on LPT
KUANTAN: A total of 28 people, including 13 students from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), escaped unhurt after the express bus they were travelling in crashed into the rear of a trailer at KM161.5 of the East Coast Expressway (LPT) eastbound, shortly after midnight. Maran police chief Supt Wong Kim Wai said the incident occurred around 1am while the bus was en route from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, Kuala Lumpur, to Terminal Sentral Kuantan. 'The bus was in the left lane when it is believed to have collided with the rear of a trailer travelling in the same direction. 'Fortunately, all 28 passengers, including the drivers of both vehicles and the trailer attendant, were not injured,' he said in a statement today. Wong added that the bus passengers were transferred to another vehicle to continue their journey to Kuantan. The case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. Meanwhile, UMPSA vice-chancellor Prof Dr Yatimah Alias confirmed in a media statement that 13 of the university's students were among the passengers onboard the bus. She said all students safely arrived at the Gambang UMPSA campus around 4am via a replacement bus. 'With the support of the Student Representative Council and the Department of Student Affairs and Alumni (JHEPA), the students were received at the Gambang UMPSA mosque and provided with food, emotional support, and temporary accommodation, especially for the seven students from the Pekan campus,' she said. Emergency aid packs containing ready-to-eat meals and other essential items were also distributed to the affected students. 'UMPSA remains committed to the safety and well-being of its students and continues to remind them to prioritise safety at all times,' she added.
