2010 Cameron Highlands bus crash
2010 Cameron Highlands bus crash | |
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Date | 20 December 2010 (2010-12-20) 11:40am |
Location | near Blue Valley in the Cameron Highlands 129.5 km (80.5 mi) NNW from Kuala Lumpur |
Country | Malaysia |
Owner | Syarikat Bas SK Murni Tours and Travels |
Statistics | |
Passengers | 37 |
Deaths | 27 |
Injured | 10 |
Damage | removal of front axle/tires, removal of roof |
The 2010 Cameron Highlands bus crash was, until 2013, the worst road accident in Malaysian history.[1] Twenty-seven passengers of the double-decked coach bus, mostly Thai tourists, were killed in the accident which took place near Cameron Highlands of the Perak-Pahang border. It occurred on 20 December 2010 at approximately 11:40 am, when the bus driver, Omar Shahidan, lost control of the bus as it was going down an incline and it crashed into a rocky slope at 150 kilometres an hour, off the Second East-West Highway.[2]
References
- ^ "Independent probe for Cameron Highlands bus crash". The Malaysian Insider. Edge Insider Sdn Bhd. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "27 killed in Camerons crash". The Star Online. Star Publications Bhd. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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- 2007 Bukit Gantang bus crash
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- 2013 Genting Highlands bus crash
- 2015 Tapah bus disaster
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