JPJ suspends licence of bus driver in fatal Gerik crash

 The road transport department also says it has opened an investigation paper into the owner of the company that operated the vehicle.

Bus driver Amirul Fadhil Zulkifle claimed trial last week to causing the deaths of 15 UPSI students by dangerous and reckless driving. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

 The road transport department (JPJ) has suspended the vocational driving licence of the bus driver involved in the accident which killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students in Gerik, Perak.

JPJ said Amirul Fadhil Zulkifle’s licence is suspended until its investigation into the incident is completed.

In a statement today, it also said it has opened an investigation paper into the owner of the company that operated the vehicle.

The bus, carrying 42 UPSI students, was travelling from Jertih, Terengganu, to UPSI’s main campus in Tanjung Malim, Perak, on June 9 when it collided with a car at Km53 of the East-West Highway in Gerik.

Thirteen students died at the scene, and two more died while receiving treatment in hospital.

The crash also left 33 others injured, including the bus driver, his assistant and the four people in the car.

Last week, Amirul claimed trial to causing the deaths of the 15 students by reckless and dangerous driving.

He was allowed to post bail of RM19,000 for all the charges. - FMT