PENGUNJUNG SETIA

08 Disember 2008

EXPRESS BUS CRASH: REMAINING TWO VICTIMS IDENTIFIED

Bernama


JOHOR BAHARU, JOHOR, MON:

Police have identified the remaining two victims who perished during an accident involving a Super Nice Grassland Express bus at KM146.5 of the North-South Expressway near Tangkak at 2am yesterday.

Muar Police Chief ASP Mohammad Nasir Ramli when contacted said the two remaining victims (both men) who were among 10 who died in the accident, were Choo Soo Heong, 46, from Setiawan and Leong Kok Wai, 30, from Teluk Intan, Perak.

He said the remains of both Choo and Leong was claimed by their family members today while family members had claimed the remains of eight others who also died during the tragic accident.

Among the 10 who perished during the incident when the bus that was on its way to Singapore from Pantai Remis, Perak, skidded and rolled several times before landing on its side in a ditch, included two children - Chan Jia Yit, 9 and Ng Siew Woon, 12 (both girls).

The remaining six victims included four women, Ng Ah Hua, 40, Ho Lee Lee, 42, Foo Pei Sin, 21, Khor Mooi Hui, 49, and two men, Fuh Mooi Lang, 57 and Ho Chung Shing, 26.

Apart from the 10 who died at the spot and Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital in Muar, 18 others were injured while police have detained the driver and his assistant to assist in investigations following the accident.

SOURCE: NEW STRAITS TIMES, 8 DECEMBER 2008

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