Genting bus crash survivor Suriardi Budiarto, 52, tells us how his journey from his first visit to Genting Highlands turned into a nightmare when the bus he traveled on plunged into a ravine:
“The bus was not speeding, but when it approached the temple, it lost its brakes. It kept picking up speed and everyone was screaming in fear.
There was a lorry in front and the bus driver had to swerve to avoid it and lost control.”
Suriardi blacked out when the bus fell, and woke up to find himself flung a few meters from the bus.
The authorities have also released the names of some of the injured victims warded at Selayang Hospital. Their conditions range from semi-critical and critical.
Semi-critical:
1. Raawnok Arefin, 14, (male) from Bangladesh.
2. Nur Syamimi Ja’afar, 25, (female), Malaysian.
3. Nur Fathiah Ja’afar, 21, (female) – Malaysian.
4. Rashidah Buyah, 50, (female) from Bangladesh.
5. Andri Purwaidi, 25, (female) from Indonesia.
Critical:
6. Nurul Quraitul Aini, 19, (female) Malaysian
7. Rezyan Arefin, 24, (male) from Bangladesh
8. Nur Fridil Gusman, 23, (male) from Indonesia.
(Victims Numbers 1 and 7; 2 and 3 are siblings)
The 16 survivors comprised seven Malaysians, three Indonesians, four Bangladeshis, one Thai national, and one Korean.
37 passengers were confirmed dead from one of the worst traffic accidents in Malaysian history. It is reported that the bus driver had six years experience as a bus driver, and only recently joined the Genting Highlands Transport two months ago.
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