Driver, one passenger killed in bus crash on NSE

HULU SELANGOR: A bus driver and a passenger were killed when a bus went out of control and crashed into a ditch at KM422 of the North-South Expressway (NSE) earlier today.
In the 5.10am incident, the bus, travelling from Kangar, Perlis, to Johor Baru, was carrying 26 people including the driver and his assistant.
Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt R. Supramaniam said a 46-year-old woman identified as Masenah and bus driver M. Arasu, 47, were found dead at the scene.
"Checks showed that the driver had previous records for traffic offences while the bus had been issued four summonses," Supramaniam said.
Another passenger, who was severely injured, has been sent to Hospital Sungai Buloh while the rest of passengers escaped unhurt.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving and causing death.
Passengers who were not injured were put on a replacement bus and continued their journey to Johor Baru.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Mohd Sani Harul said the department received an emergency call on the incident at 4.51am.
Rescue teams from Rawang and Kuala Kubu Baru fire stations were deployed to the scene.
Meanwhile, in ARAU, a four-year-old girl was killed and five others were injured when the car they were travelling in skidded and crashed into a tree at KM16 of the Changlun–Kuala Perlis Highway on Wednesday night.
Arau district police chief Supt Nanda Maarof said Nursyazani Shazrin succumbed to her injuries and died at Hospital Tuanku Fauziah, where the injured were also sent for treatment, Bernama reports.
Two of the injured were in critical condition.
They are Nursyazani's mother, Norhana Sawal, 30, and three-year-old cousin, Nur Ufairah Afiqa Mohd Zaini, he said in a statement today.
Also injured in the crash were Nursyazani's father, Shazrin Sajat, 30, who was at the wheel of the car, Norhana's brother, Mohd Zaini Sawal, 41, and his six year-old daughter, Nur Uzma Aqilah.
Nanda said the crash occurred at about 8.30pm when Shazrin was believed to have lost control of the car, causing it to skid before crashing into a tree.
The family, from Johor, was believed to be on their way home from Langkawi, he added.