Malaysian Bus Crash Kills 12, Jams Freeway

VOA Breaking News
October 11, 2010 at 4:30 am

Police in Malaysia say 12 people are dead and at least 35 injured after an express bus crashed through a barrier and hit four oncoming vehicles.

Police said the accident occurred Sunday evening in southern Negeri Sembilan state. It caused massive traffic jams on Malaysia’s main North-South expressway, making it difficult for ambulances to reach the scene.

Local media quoted passengers saying the bus was going very fast when it skidded and hit a van before crashing through the barrier. It then hit three oncoming cars and a bus belonging to the Malaysia Welfare Department.

Several of the injured are in critical condition. The driver of the express bus was reported among the dead.

Some information in this story was provided by AP.