2003 Merapoh bus tragedy
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The 2003 Merapoh bus tragedy took place on 23 November 2003 when an Ekspres Mutiara (Pearl Express) bus collided with another bus at kilometre 63 of Lipis-Merapoh Road (Federal route
) near the Pahang
-Kelantan
border, Malaysia. 14 passengers were killed in this accident.
Among those killed were a two-year-old girl, eight women and five men.
Malaysia Federal Route 8
Federal Route 8 , also known as the Gua Musang Highway, is a main federal road in Malaysia. It connects Bentong in the south until Kota Bharu in the north...
) near the Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...
-Kelantan
Kelantan
Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ....
border, Malaysia. 14 passengers were killed in this accident.
Among those killed were a two-year-old girl, eight women and five men.