An express bus plunged into a six-metre deep ravine 137km of the North-South Highway near Jalan Kangkar Senangah Pagoh on Saturday (Dec 24) killing 14 people and injuring 16, according to the Johor Fire and Rescue Service.
An infant and the driver of the bus were among those killed in the incident which happened on Saturday at about 3.40am.
Six Singaporeans, eight Malaysians and two Myanmar citizens are among those injured in the bus crash in Johor early this morning, according to officials citing the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital where they are being treated.
Meanwhile, Muar police chief, ACP Azman Ayob said the bus travelling from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur left Larkin Bus Station, Johor Bahru at 2am.
He believed the speeding bus plunged into a ravine and then crashed into a concrete barrier of the tunnel at Kampung Jayo.
"The dead were six male and eight female, including a girl. Most of them are believed to be seated in the front rows,"he told reporters at Muar police headquarters.
Azman said the police were still unable to contact the bus company.
The initial death toll was reported as 13, but one seriously injured victim died upon arriving at the Sultana Fatimah Specialist Hospital where the injured are being treated.
According to the Johor Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Mohd Yusof Mohd Gunnos, the Alisan Golden Coach Express bus, carrying 30 passengers, was believed to be heading to Kuala Lumpur from Johor Bahru.
