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The Sun
12-07-2025
- The Sun
Teacher killed in Myvi-lorry crash in Maran, Pahang
PETALING JAYA: A teacher was killed after the Perodua Myvi she was driving collided with a lorry on Jalan Besar Jengka 20 in Maran, Pahang, earlier today. Maran district police chief, Superintendent Wong Kim Wai, said the incident occurred at around 9.30am when the 28-year-old victim, Nurfarah Izyan Ismail, was on her way home to Sungai Gau, Temerloh, from Sekolah Menengah Agama Al-Basriah in Jerantut, Kosmo reported. Her vehicle is believed to have lost control and veered into the opposite lane before crashing into an Isuzu lorry carrying a drilling machine. 'As a result of the crash, the victim sustained injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene,' Wong said. He added that the lorry driver and two front-seat passengers suffered injuries, while the rear passenger escaped unharmed. Nurfarah's body was sent to Hospital Jengka for a post-mortem, while the injured individuals received treatment at the same hospital. The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, and investigations are ongoing. Preliminary findings revealed that the accident occurred at a slight bend. Weather conditions were reportedly clear, but the road surface was wet from earlier rain.
Focus Malaysia
11-06-2025
- 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
10-06-2025
- 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.
Free Malaysia Today
10-06-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
20 students survive morning bus crash on East Coast Expressway
Maran police chief Wong Kim Wai said early investigations determined that the bus driver's carelessness and inability to control his vehicle were to blame for the collision. PETALING JAYA : An express bus carrying 28 passengers including 20 students from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) rammed into the back of a trailer on KM161.6 on the East Coast Expressway early this morning. The bus was on its way from the Southern Integrated Transport Terminal in Kuala Lumpur to the Kuantan Sentral Terminal when the 1am incident occurred. Maran police chief Wong Kim Wai said the bus, driven by a 38-year-old man, hit the back of the trailer on the left lane. 'The trailer was moving straight on the left lane when it was hit from behind by the bus. 'No injuries were reported among the victims, including the drivers of both vehicles and the lorry attendant. 'All the passengers were moved to another bus and continued their trip to Kuantan,' Kosmo reported him as saying. Wong said early investigations determined that the bus driver's carelessness and inability to control his vehicle were to blame for the collision. He said the investigation is ongoing under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for careless and inconsiderate driving. This morning's bus crash came a day after 15 students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris were killed in another collision involving a bus and an MPV along the East-West Highway near Tasik Banding. UMPSA student council head Haykal Halid said the students on the bus reached the university's mosque at 3.56am.
Malaysian Reserve
10-06-2025
- 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
