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KULAI: A busted tire caused a bus to crash into the divider, crashing into a coconut tree and spinning in the opposite lane, injuring eight passengers.
Kulai’s OCPD Substitute Tok Beng Yow said the incident occurred along Jalan Senai around 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday (April 29).
“We received a report from the traffic division about the accident.
“Initial investigations showed that the bus was transporting about 18 foreign workers to a factory when the left front tire exploded,” he said.
According to Supt Tok, the bus driver lost control of the vehicle and veered into the opposite lane, but not before hitting a coconut tree in the divider.
Fortunately, the bus did not collide with any vehicle.
However, eight foreign workers suffered minor injuries and were sent to nearby clinics for treatment.
The case is being investigated under Section 43 of the Highway Transportation Act of 1987.
In an unrelated incident that occurred at 8.24 a.m. the same day, firefighters had to rescue a truck driver who was trapped in his vehicle after an accident.
The incident occurred at KM25 of the PLUS Freeway southbound and involved two trucks.
According to Kulai Fire Department Chief Mohd Khairi Zainudin, the three-ton truck rammed the rear of a trailer, causing the cabin to compact and trap the driver.
“Eight of our men were required to free the driver from the wreckage.
“The 31-year-old man suffered leg injuries and was sent to the Kulai Hospital by ambulance,” he said in a statement on Wednesday (April 29).
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