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  • 6/12/2025
Eleven people narrowly escaped death when the double-decker bus they were on crashed into the rear of a tow truck at KM311 of the North-South Expressway near Tapah early Thursday (June 12) morning.

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00:00Eleven people narrowly escaped death when the double-decker bus they were on crashed
00:06into the rear of a tow truck at kilometre 311 of the North-South Expressway near Tapa early
00:13Thursday morning.
00:14Perak Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Operations Director Sabarodzi Noor Ahmad said
00:20they received a distress call regarding the incident at 1.28am.
00:25All nine passengers and the assistant bus driver escaped uninjured.
00:29However, the 29-year-old bus driver was trapped in his seat and sustained injuries to his
00:35right leg.
00:36He was successfully extricated by firefighters using specialized rescue equipment and was
00:42taken to the nearest hospital for treatment.
00:45Meanwhile, the tow truck driver and his assistant were unharmed.
00:50This is the third reported bus crash this week.
00:53On Monday, 15 University Pendidikan Sultan Idris students were killed in a tragic bus accident
00:58on the Garik Jeli East-West Highway, triggering nationwide concern over road safety.
01:04Then on Tuesday, 28 people, including 13 University Malaysia Pahang Al Sultan Abdullah students, escaped
01:11unhurt after their express bus crashed into a trailer at kilometre 161.5 of the East Coast Expressway.
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