Workers of the express bus company inspecting the overturned bus at Km139.1 of the North-South Expressway near Butterworth.
One of the passengers comforting another who was injured in the
Eight passengers were injured after the express bus they were travelling in skidded and overturned at Km139.1 of the North-South Expressway near here early yesterday.
The accident happened after heavy rain at 4am.
A police spokesman said the bus was heading towards Hat Yai, Thailand, from Johor with 28 passengers, mostly Thais.
He said initial investigations showed that the driver, a 24-year-old from Kedah, lost control of the vehicle because of the slippery road."The bus skidded before overturning. It then rammed into the divider before hitting the back of a car that was also heading north."
The spokesman said the bus driver escaped unhurt while the occupants of the other car were also not injured.
However, eight passengers in the bus suffered cuts and bruises and were later rushed to Seberang Jaya Hospital.Those injured in the accident were all Thais aged between 20 and 30.The remaining passengers were transferred to another bus and continued their journey to Hat Yai.
State police chief Datuk Ayub Yaakob said police had recorded a statement from the bus driver.
