
3 killed in express bus-car collision in Kuala Krai
KUALA KRAI : Three people were killed in an accident between an express bus and a car along Jalan Kuala Krai-Gua Musang, near Kampung Sungai Sam here today.
A Kelantan fire and rescue department spokesman said they received an emergency call at 11.20am before dispatching a team that reached the scene in 35 minutes.
'Upon arrival at the scene, the team found an express bus and a Perodua Myvi involved in a collision, with three victims, a man and two women, pinned in the car. Their bodies were handed over to the police,' he said in a statement today.
He said the bus driver sustained minor injuries and that the team used special equipment to extricate the victims from the car.
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