RTD to audit bus company after bus carrying preschoolers crashes near UPM
Road Transport Department (RTD) director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said the department had received a report on the incident and will carry out a Safety Inspection and Audit (JISA) on the company.
"Yes, we have received a report, and the accident is being investigated by the police.
"RTD will carry out a JISA on the bus operator and take further action once the audit report is received," he said when contacted today.
It was reported yesterday that a teacher and three pupils from the Pusat Asuhan Tunas Islam (Pasti) in Ampang were injured after the bus they were in crashed into a tree along Jalan Persiaran Universiti 1, UPM, yesterday.
The 12.18pm incident occurred when the bus, driven by a 44-year-old man, was transporting five accompanying teachers and 30 pupils from a chocolate factory to the G2G Animal Garden at Maeps.
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