Horrific Coach Bus Crash in Cameron Highlands kills 28

[Berncsp76]

Hope all bros drive carefully there coz of the winding and wide turning roads...is actually near the 5km mark on Simpang Pulai route. Holiday season the place would be packed too...

 

Some of the pics are not for the faint hearted...RIP to the passengers

 

28 dead in coach crash near KL

 

Twenty-eight people, mostly Thai tourists, were killed yesterday when their double-decker bus crashed after a trip to the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia's worst coach accident.

 

Police said the Thai tourists were travelling along a winding road to the capital, Kuala Lumpur, when the driver lost control of the vehicle, which crashed into a road divider and overturned into a ditch.

 

"The latest we have is that 28 people have now died in the accident, with three of them Malaysians namely the driver, co-driver and tour guide and the rest being Thai tourists," said Mr Zakaria Yusof, acting state police chief.

 

"Nine other people, all Thai tourists, were wounded in the accident and are now being treated in nearby hospitals. There were 37 people onboard the bus," the Perak state police official told AFP.

 

Images of the accident showed the bus lying crumpled and on its roof, at the bottom of a rocky slope. Nearby, victims' bodies covered with black plastic sheets were laid out in rows.

 

The injured were evacuated from the scene on stretchers by emergency workers dressed in fatigues.

 

"Our initial findings show that the driver lost control of the double-decker vehicle and crashed into the road divider before toppling over and falling into the drain," Mr Zakaria said.

 

The group had been on a package tour that included a journey to Cameron Highlands, one of Malaysia's top tourist destinations, which features tea estates and strawberry plantations.

 

Some of the roads to the hilltop resort are narrow, windy and treacherous, but yesterday's accident occurred when the bus had reached the highway.

 

Coach crashes are relatively common in Malaysia, often involving interstate routes, and accompanied by revelations that drivers were unlicensed, speeding or under the influence of drugs to keep themselves awake.

 

Last week, four prison officers were killed when their bus lost control and plunged into a ravine while travelling from a sports tournament.

 

In October, a collision involving two buses, a van and three cars claimed 13 lives on the nation's main North-South highway. Later that month, another seven people were killed when their bus overturned en route to Kuala Lumpur.

 

A year ago, 10 people were killed when a double-decker bus struck a road divider in northern Ipoh state.

 

In 2007, a bus crash claimed 22 lives in what the Transport Minister said at the time was the worst accident of its kind in Malaysia's history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Altivo]

my condolences

[Beehive3783]

A major contributing factor would be the high CG.. once the bus shows tendencies of toppling, there's almost 0% of recovery.

[Hermitage]

Phoo! 28 dead...that's crazy man! If the bus just overturned into the ditch, I don't think the casualties would have been that high. It must have rolled down the hill from altitude...surely one of the worst ways to go!

[XALmoN]

that's a very sad thing to happen, i heard over the news this morning.

[Ngck]

RIP.... sad to see ppl die for nothing...

[Retro]

Is it time MY traffic dept do something about it. Speed bump all the way to/ from Genting.

Sad holiday new.

[Beehive3783]

Is it time MY traffic dept do something about it. Speed bump all the way to/ from Genting.

Sad holiday new.

Do you mean humps or strips? If you're talking about humps, i can only say you're crazy

[LoverofCar]

RIP....life wasted for nothing...

[GLZT]

Bus driver should be better trained since so many lifes lies in their hands and feet.

 

Edit: Of course have better working shifts as well.

Edited December 21, 2010 by GLZT

[Usui_takumi]

You are very very WOLS.........

[RelaxLah]

..I've driven that road before...please drive slow and be very careful at every turn...the turns can be a sharp turns that u cannot see what is at the end of the turn and the gradient of the road can easily cause d vehicle speed to increase by sheer momentum...worst if accelerator depressed and then the turn loomed in front...I changed back to TAPAH route instead of this Simpang Pulai whenever I can...but this route scenery is far more spectacular than Tapah...

 

...Unfortunately, dis coach veered off , struck the divider and the top deck , where the tourist were sitting, slammed against the mountain rocks before the whole coach came to grief in that drain... Horrific and very sad...

[Lanevomax]

i think malaysia bus drivers need to had refreshment course and be reminded time over time again. this is not the 1st time already.

[Beehive3783]

You are very very WOLS.........

WTF are you talking. No sense and nonsense.

[Voxy28]

Driver must be speeding..

[Babyt]

fuking idiot why cant ppl drive slowly if needed

[I-LOVE-CARS]

Yep better put strips at aall of the bend of Genting and Cameron Highlands....

[Solar]

driven up/down before.. as long as u are alert, follow the warning signs (laju or something), and be patient you should be fine.

the warnings are usually telling u that sharp bend ahead. never overtake when you can't see what's ahead.

 

of course.. if u sway to kenna hit by incoming that you can't avoid, then too bad.