1990 Karak Highway crash

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The 1990 Karak Highway crash took place on 22 January 1990 when 15 people were killed when the FRU riot police vehicles collided with tankers lorry, passenger bus and 10 cars at kilometre 31 of Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway not far from Genting Sempah Tunnel in Gombak, Selangor. Many vehicles to and from Kuala Lumpur were trapped in a massive jams for five hours. This was the worst highway disaster in Malaysia since Karak Highway was opened to traffic in 1979.

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• Adopted from Kemalangan Paling Buruk di Lebuhraya - Buku Rekod Malaysia Edisi Kedua, Ghulam Jie M Khan
• Adopted from the title of 22 January year 1990 articles - Century Clips, New Straits Times 31 December 1999