SHAH ALAM, Jan 9 — Two Indonesian nationals were killed, while eight others severely injured after the bus they were travelling in skidded and plunged into a drain at KM 43 of Klang-Teluk Intan road in Kuala Selangor early today.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Assistant Director Mohd Sani Harul said the chartered bus carrying 47 Indonesian nationals was heading to Bagan Datoh jetty in Teluk Intan, Perak, to return to Indonesia when the mishap occurred at 5am.
The rescue squad took about 10 minutes to get the bodies out of the bus as they were pinned to their seats, he said.
The dead are a man and a woman whose identity had yet to be ascertained. Mohd Sani said 22 other passengers sustained minor injuries, while 16 others, including the bus driver, escaped unhurt.
Injured victims were taken to Sungai Buloh and Tanjung Karang Hospitals.
Mohd Sani said they were informed about the incident at 5.05 am and a total of 19 rescuers from Kuala Selangor and Tanjung Karang fire and rescue stations were rushed to the scene for the rescue operation which ended at 7.10 am.
Meanwhile, Kuala Selangor police chief Supt Ruslan Abdullah said the case will be investigated under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. — Bernama
