A bus load of passengers including 22 Singaporeans and 5
Malaysians cheated death after the bus they were in skidded and
crashed into two cars before landing on its side at Jalan Genting
Highlands.
Malaysia's New Straits Times website reported that the
passengers suffered minor injuries and received outpatient
treatment at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
Bentong police chief Superintendent Rosli Abdul Rahman said the
bus was heading towards Kuala Lumpur when it developed brake
problems.
He said the bus was travelling downhill when it collided with a
Proton Gen-2, skidded to the opposite side of the road and crashed
into a Nissan Sentra, before hitting the road barrier and landing
on its side.
Rosli said all passengers were helped out of the wreck by
passers-by and rushed to the hospital.
The driver, identified as Rajan Manan, a drive for the past 13
years, blamed the incident on brake failure.
The 41-year-old was trapped in the wreck and had to be pulled
out by Fire and Rescue Department personnel.
--938Live
