2010 Cameron Highlands bus crash
| 2010 Cameron Highlands bus crash |
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| Details |
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| Date |
20 December 2010 |
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| Location |
Malaysia |
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| Statistics |
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| Deaths |
27 |
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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 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.
The Malaysian Tourist Guides Council denied that the tour guide involved was one of their members.
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Coordinates: 4°45′N 101°00′E / 4.75°N 101°E / 4.75; 101