At least 37 confirmed dead after a bus plunged into a deep ravine in Malaysia on Wednesday in the country's worst-ever road accident, an official said.
At 2:45 p.m, A bus carrying 53 people plunged into a 60m ravine. 37 people were killed , 16 injured.Fire and Rescue Department principal assistant director (Operations) Datuk Soiman Jahid said some 450 personnel from his department, the police and Civil Defence Department were involved in the search and rescue operation, which was finally called off at 10pm.It is believed that the driver lost control of the bus, which then rammed a divider before plunging down the gorge.Some of the passengers were flung from the bus during the incident.
According to the police, more than half the passengers on the bus were foreigners, from China, Bangladesh and Thailand.The bus was also overloaded as its capacity was 44 passengers, authorities said.There were 18 ambulances sent to crash site, and the first arrived at the scene at 5pm. All 37 casualties died at the scene.The 16 survivors comprised seven Malaysians, three Indonesians, four Bangladeshis, one Thai national, and one Korean.Six are in critical condition, and one has been declared safe.
Done by : Tan Wey Shern
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