Time 11:40am Passengers 37 Total number of deaths 27 Passenger count 37 | Country Malaysia Date 20 December 2010 Injuries 10 | |
Bus owner Syarikat Bas SK Murni Tours and Travels Damage removal of front axle/tires, removal of roof | ||
The 2010 Cameron Highlands bus crash was, until 2013, the worst road accident in Malaysian history. Twenty-seven passengers of the double-decked coach bus, mostly Thai tourist were killed in the accident which took place near Cameron Highlands of the Perak-Pahang border. It occurred on 20 December 2010 at approximately 11:40 am, when the bus driver, Omar Shahidan, lost control of the bus as it was going down an incline and it crashed into a rocky slope at the 15th kilometre of the Second East-West Highway.
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