Express bus overturns near Rawang, two injured

KUALA LUMPUR: A Thai woman and an Indonesian girl were injured when the express bus carrying them skidded and overturned about 500 metres from Rawang toll plaza southbound on the North-South Expressway (PLUS) near here early this morning.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis said the 65-year-old woman was injured on the head while the girl had leg injuries.

He added that both victims are in a stable condition and are being treated at the Sungai Buloh Hospital.

He said the department received a call at 1.46 am and a team of 10 firemen in several fire engines from the Rawang station rushed to the location about 40 minutes later.

“Upon arrival, we were informed of the accident involving an express bus carrying 30 passengers comprising 16 men, 12 women and two children which overturned beside the highway,” he said in a statement on Saturday (Dec 31).