Bus Crash No More

When you buy a bus ticket and board a bus home this holiday season, remember Nian Ning, Mohd Zailani and Poon Eng who lost their lives on 25th January 2008 in a bus crash. All three were aged between 21 - 25 years old.



Taken from NST Online (26/01/2008)


This is what happened to the double decker bus heading north on that fateful day:

"According to the survivors, the top deck was swaying left and right as the driver was going really fast. Some passengers at the bottom deck saw the driver smsing a lot and driving really fast in the heavy rain.

After awhile the passengers felt something amiss and saw the bus driver STAND UP suddenly (while the bus was moving!) and split seconds later, the passengers screamed really loudly and the bus spun three times, hit the divider and careened to the opposite highway where an oncoming MPV crashed into the back of the bus. Nian Ning and Mohd Zailani were sitting at the back row.

I’m not sure about the other chinese boy who also passed away. But that’s what I’ve gathered. The passengers of the MPV only suffered minor injuries. To add insult to the injury, the bus driver only sustained a broken right leg. I’m curious to know what is happening to him now though."

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The driver involved in that bus crash had 13 outstanding summons against him. To add salt to the injury, he escaped with a broken leg while 3 of his passengers passed away and many others were injured.



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Malaysians seem to forget easily. Our government keeps making promises after promises to enforce strict regulations to make public transportation safer but all this stops at grand announcements; implementation of the announcements seem to be lacking.

Now, as the election is around the corner, this is the best time for us to push for someone with some authority to make a change for the better. If not, we would forever travel in fear, entrusting our lives to bus drivers who don't seem to care for our safety.