JOHOR BAHRU: Twelve Singaporeans were injured, one of them seriously, in an accident involving four vehicles on Malaysia’s North-South Expressway on Sunday (Mar 19) afternoon.
The accident occurred in Pagoh, Johor, on the southbound side of the expressway, Bernama reported.
Muar district police chief Assistant Commissioner of Police Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said that the Singaporeans were travelling in a tour van which was involved in the accident with an express bus ferrying 28 passengers, as well as two SUVs – a Mazda CX-30 and a Honda HR-V.
All 28 bus passengers escaped unhurt, but the bus driver and a passenger in the Mazda sustained minor injuries.
In a Facebook post on Monday, the Johor state fire and rescue department said that it freed four people who were trapped in the van.
Footage of the accident’s aftermath shared on social media showed the wrecked Johor-registered van lying on its side next to the Mazda with debris surrounding the vehicles. The bus is seen some distance away from the expressway.
In the midst of a gathering crowd, several people can also be seen sitting on the side of the road.