October 24, 2017 @ 11:05pm
BUTTERWORTH: Passengers, seated at the back of a stalled
factory bus, had little chance to escape when they were rammed from behind by
another factory bus early Tuesday morning.
In the
5.50am incident on the northbound stretch of Km147 of the North-South
Expressway (NSE), four Indonesian female factory workers died after they were
thrown out of the bus while three others were pinned to their seats.
A
passenger on the other bus died after she too was pinned to her seat. She has
been identified as Malaysian Noriah Kasa, 40.
As for
the seven Indonesians, they are Titik Katinengsih, 23, Serlia, 21; Tumangger
Resni, 22; Yeni, 20; Sartika Pasaribu, 19; Wami Windasih, 19, and Faridah, 18.
The
accident also saw 44 others were injured, including nine seriously.
Seven
others escaped unhurt.
Seberang
Prai Tengah district police chief Assistant Commissioner Nik Ros Ashan Nik
Abdul Hamid said initial investigation at the scene revealed that the bus,
ferrying 39 Indonesian and a Nepalese women to the Sony factory in Prai,
stopped on the left lane of the highway after experiencing engine problem.
“The
other bus, ferrying 17 local women from Parit Buntar to the Plexus factory in
Bayan Lepas, failed to brake on time and slammed into the stalled bus.
“The
impact of the crash caused the bus to push the stalled bus to the right side of
the highway,” he told newsmen today.
Nik Ros
Ashan said the two factory bus drivers, aged 23 and 37, escaped unhurt.
They
have been remanded for four days to assist with investigation into the fatal
crash.
Both
drivers were arrested soon after the accident and both have had their urine and
blood samples tested.
Police
said they can only reveal more after the results are obtained.
Nik Ros
Azhan said the younger driver had three warrant of arrests issued against him
previously for driving without driver’s licence, beating the red light and not
wearing the seat belt.
“As for
the other driver, he has no previous record,” he added.
Checks
at the scene showed that both factory buses were severely damaged.
The
accident also cause a 15km crawl from Jawi to Juru.
Meanwhile,
state Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Mohamad Shoki Hamzah said they
received distress call at about 6.02am.
“When
we arrived at the scene, we saw two factory buses were involved in an accident,
including a van.
“We
immediately carried out rescue works and sent those injured to the hospital,
with the help of other agencies.
“Besides
the Seberang Jaya Hospital, the injured were also sent to the Sungai Bakap and
Bukit Mertajam hospitals.
The
operations ended at 9.02am.
Meanwhile,
it was a poignant scene at the Seberang Jaya Hospital’s Forensic Unit when
relatives and friends came out wailing after identifying the remains of their
loved ones.
Many
were seen sobbing uncontrollably and had to be consoled by friends.
At least 8 factory workers dead in 2-bus collision on NSE
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 10:33 PM
SEBERANG PRAI: At least eight factory workers have died
and 33 more injured in an accident involving two factory buses here this
morning.
The 5.30am
incident occurred near the Juru northbound toll plaza on the North South
Expressway (NSE).
Seberang Prai Tengah police chief Assistant Commissioner
Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid confirmed the incident.
He said
one of the buses, which was ferrying Indonesian and Nepalase workers, had
stopped on the left side of the road after encountering an engine problem.
“Another bus, carrying 15 workers, failed to brake in time
and rammed into the first bus, pushing it to the right side of the road.
“Eight
people have died so far. A total of 23 people sustained serious injuries and
another 10 suffered minor injuries,” he told the New Straits Times today.
He said a total of 43 victims were
involved in the accident, and that all of the deceased were women.
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 10:42 PM
SEBERANG PRAI: Many of the passengers
of this morning's fatal bus crash near the Juru toll plaza were asleep at the
moment of impact.
One of the survivors, Nur Shakira
Ishak, 40, said she was asleep before being jolted by a loud crash.
"I woke up to absolute chaos
inside the bus. Some people yelled out that the bus had rammed into another bus
which had stopped on the road."
That was also when Nur Shakira found
her best friend, Noriah Kasa, 40, lying motionless.
“Only then did I realise that my best
friend had died,” she said when met at the Seberang Jaya Hospital today.
Nur Shakira said the factory bus had
earlier fetched them from the homes in Parit Buntar to their workplace in Bayan
Lepas.
Nur Shakira said Noriah was the only
casualty inside her bus while the other seven casualties were from the other
bus.
Eight factory workers were killed
while 33 were injured in the mishap involving two factory buses at 5.30am
today.
All the deceased are women.
It is understood that the accident
occurred when one factory bus ploughed into another bus which had stopped along
the left side of the stretch, near the northbound Juru toll plaza on the North
South Expressway (NSE).
According to a report by New Straits
Times (NST), the accident happened at around 5.30am today, near the Juru northbound toll plaza on
the ...
Eight women die, 44 others hurt
in Juru toll plaza crash ... to the right of the highway and crashed into a van which was on the same route.
BUTTERWORTH: A man was killed in
an accident involving two cars and ... at Km8 of the Butterworth Outer
Ring Road (BORR) early this morning. ... Muhammad Akmal Firdaus Kyairil
Wazir, 20, from Juru, died at the scene ...
... bus crash near the Juru toll plaza were asleep at the
moment of impact. ... bus had rammed into another bus which had stopped on
the road.".
PLUS: accident at KM 148, Juru – Bukit Tambun. Expect delays
in d area. Traffic is also slow from the Rawang toll – Country Homes.
