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The tragic accident near Tasik Banding, Gerik involving the bus and a Perodua Alza MPV claimed 15 lives and left 33 injured, 27 of them in serious condition. Photo by Bernama

Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri when met by the media at the Gerik Hospital, today. - Photo by Bernama

Preliminary police investigations found that the accident, which claimed the lives of 15 students, occurred when the bus they were travelling in rear-ended a Perodua Alza multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), causing the bus to overturn. Photo by Bernama

At least 15 people were killed in an accident involving a bus carrying students from UPSI and an MPV on the East-West Highway in Banun, Gerik, early this morning. - Photo by Bernama

The accident, involving a bus carrying UPSI students and another vehicle, has sent shockwaves across the country, shattering the dreams of a young woman described by her brother as cheerful and friendly. - Bernama photo

The tour bus involved in the crash on the East–West Highway (JRTB) near Tasik Banding, Gerik, was privately chartered by students for the Hari Raya Aidiladha break. (Inset: Amin)

Security guards await the arrival of the bodies of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students who were killed in an accident, to be taken to the Forensic Department at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital today. - Photo by Bernama

The Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JBPM) was forced to cut open the rear section of a tour bus using special hydraulic equipment to free victims trapped in a crash involving a bus carrying students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) and a Perodua Alza. Photo by Bernama

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Bernama FILE PIX