Express bus falls into ravine near Gua Tempurung

IPOH: An express bus fell into a nine metre-deep ravine after veering off the North-South Expressway near Gua Tempurung in Gopeng.

                       Kampar OCPD Supt Ng Kong Soon said the driver of the Expres Konsortium bus was killed instantly while two passengers were left seriously injured as a result of the incident at KM301.5 of the expressway, at about 4.25pm on Monday.

                      Supt Ng said the injured victims, one man and one woman, were rushed to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here for treatment.

                     The bus, he added, was heading north at the time of the incident.

                     "Initial investigations show that the bus driver could have lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid a vehicle, which had skidded, in front of it.

                      "As far as we know, there were only three people onboard the bus.

                      "However, search and rescue efforts by the police and Fire and Rescue Department are still ongoing to ensure there are no other victims," said Supt Ng .