The gruesome accident at Km15 of the Cameron Highlands-Simpang Pulai road last Monday has claimed another life bringing the total fatalities to 28.
Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Azisman Alias said Darunee Songserm, 59, passed away yesterday at 2.26pm.
Darunee, who has been warded at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, succumbed to head and chest injuries.
Hospital deputy director Dr S. Kamalakshi said there were two more accident victims, both Thais, receiving treatment at the hospital. She said both are in stable condition.
Dr Kamalakshi said this after a visit by Ipoh Timor MCA division chief Datuk Thong Fah Chong at the hospital’s maternity ward here to present gifts to Christmas babies.
In the tragic accident, 25 Thai nationals and two Malaysians were killed when the high-decked bus they were in crashed into a divider, overturned and landed on its roof in a ditch.
Fire and Rescue Department trying their best to rescue the victims.The accident aftermath. Just look how bad the accident is.
