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Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. Bernama FILE PIX

Mohd Amirul Fadhil Zulkifle also claimed trial to a separate charge of driving in a manner dangerous to the public, when the charges were read before Magistrate Muhammad Firdaus Nor Azlan. - Bernama photo

Transport Minister Anthony Loke examines the condition of the bus involved in the accident involving Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students at the Gerik District Police Headquarters (IPD) compound today. - Photo by Bernama

The bus company failed to comply with the mandatory components of the JPJ Inspection and Safety Audit (JISA). - Bernama photo

Photo courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Department.

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

The condition inside the tour bus involved in the crash along the East-West Highway near Tasik Banding, Gerik, early Monday morning.

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

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

Photo courtesy of Fire and Rescue Department.