EDIS Number: VI-20150212-46964-MYS
Date / time: 12/02/2015 04:17:39 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Indonesian archipelago
Country: Malaysia
State/County: State of Perak
Location: [Road of Bt 19, Jalan Tapah - Cameron Highlands]
Number of Deads: N/A
Number of Injured: 17 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Moderate
Description:
A total of 17 workers were injured after the bus they were travelling in were involved in an accident. In the 9am incident today at Bt 19 of Jalan Tapah - Cameron Highlands, the victims, who are Indian nationals, were on their way to a site to carry out maintenance work. A police spokesman said information received from the bus driver said the victims had been sent to Tapah Hospital for treatment by passersby. At press time, it is unclear how the accident occurred.
