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6 tourists injured after tour bus overturns on Genting Highlands road following 3-vehicle collision
A 55-year-old bus driver has since been arrested on suspicion of reckless driving.
May 31, 2026, 12:26 PM
Photos from Sin Chew Daily.
Seven people have been injured after two tour buses and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided along the downhill stretch of Jalan Genting Highlands-Genting Sempah on May 30.
What happened
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Citing local news outlet Bernama, The Star reported that the Pahang Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call at 5:29pm that Saturday.
A fire engine from the Genting Highlands Fire and Rescue Station subsequently arrived at the scene at 6:06pm.
According to operations and rescue division assistant director Mohd Salahuddin Isa, one of the buses, carrying 36 Nepalese passengers, overturned in the collision, injuring six of them.
All passengers aboard the second tour bus, comprising Bangladeshi and Nepali nationals, were unharmed.
One of the three individuals in the SUV also sustained injuries.
All those involved managed to exit the vehicles before firefighters arrived, and first aid was administered at the scene before the injured were taken to hospital.
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Driver arrested
According to New Straits Times, a 55-year-old bus driver has since been arrested on suspicion of reckless driving.
Bentong district police chief Superintendent Zaiham Mohd Kahar said police received a report at 5:09pm.
He said the first bus was believed to have lost control at a bend, striking the rear of an SUV before colliding with the back of the second express bus.
"Due to the impact, the second express bus lost control, skidded and overturned on the left side of the road, while the first bus veered to the right side of the road," he said.
He said initial investigations found that the crash was caused by the driver of the first express bus, who was believed to have been driving recklessly.
Investigations found the driver had 29 outstanding traffic summonses for various offences.
A urine screening test conducted on him returned negative.
The case is currently being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
