Driver, six others hurt after bus crashes into overhead height barrier on Malaysian road
A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the department received a call about the incident about 10.30pm on July 4.
NILAI, Negeri Sembilan - A bus driver and six passengers suffered light injuries after the vehicle crashed into an overhead height barrier along Jalan Arab Malaysian-Bukit Mahkota in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan.
A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the department received a call about the incident about 10.30pm on July 4.
He said four of the injured were men.
All the victims were aged between 30 and mid-50s.
It is understood that the bus, which was carrying 19 passengers, was heading from the city of Kajang in Selangor to Melaka when the incident happened.
'Those injured were taken to Serdang Hospital for treatment,' he said. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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