Five Injured As Express Bus Crashes Into Three Vehicles On Ranau Tamparuli Road

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Five people were injured after an express bus crashed into three other vehicles in an accident at Km15 of the Ranau-Tamparuli Road here last night. - Pic from Social MediaRANAU: Five people were injured after an express bus crashed into three other vehicles in an accident at Km15 of the Ranau-Tamparuli Road here last night.
The incident, which occurred at around 10pm, involved an express bus carrying 22 passengers, a driver and a conductor who were travelling from Kota Kinabalu to Semporna.
The bus was believed to have been speeding and overtaking on a double line before colliding with a Perodua Ativa, a Proton Saga, and a trailer truck ahead.
District police chief Superintendent Mursalin Mahmud said preliminary investigations revealed that the 65-year-old bus driver had made a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre and sideswiped the right side of a Perodua Ativa driven by a 30-year-old man.
"The bus then rammed into the rear of a Proton Saga driven by a 51-year-old man, causing it to be pushed forward into the back of the trailer in front," he said.
"Five people were injured: the bus driver, the Proton Saga driver, and three express bus passengers — a woman and two men. All injured victims were treated at Ranau Hospital," he said when contacted today.
He added that the drivers of the Perodua Ativa and the trailer truck were unharmed.
"Blood and urine tests will be conducted on the bus driver to check for the presence of alcohol or illicit substances.
"Checks also revealed the bus driver has three outstanding summonses.
"The case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for careless driving causing an accident," he said.
A team from the Ranau Fire and Rescue Station was also deployed to the scene to assist in extricating trapped victims.
Earlier last night, dashcam footage went viral showing the express bus veering into the opposite lane and nearly hitting other vehicles.
Another viral clip showed the same bus entering the wrong lane at the Kubis Roundabout in Kundasang. - NST

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