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Although it is mandatory to install and wear seat belts for all passengers of new express buses and sightseeing buses starting in 2020, after almost five years, the regulation appears to be largely ineffective, with little to no real impact. - Photo generated via Canva

The recent fatal bus crash involving 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students is more than just a national tragedy, it is a warning of systemic failures in Malaysia's transport safety governance, says anti-graft movement Rasuah Busters.

The bus was reported to have overturned, while the Perodua Alza skidded into a ditch. Photo by Bernama

Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said the 40-year-old man’s blood sample was also collected for toxicology analysis at Gerik Hospital yesterday. Bernama FILE PIX

On June 9, a chartered bus travelling from Jertih, Terengganu to Tanjung Malim, Perak overturned after colliding with a multi-purpose vehicle on the East-West Highway near Tasik Banding, Gerik. Bernama FILE PIX

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

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 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