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A passerby searching for cattle on the plantation was shocked upon seeing the body hanging from a tree branch, about 10 metres from the main road.

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

Post-mortems for these four victims have been completed at the Forensics Department of Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB). - Bernama photo

Sultan Nazrin expressed his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims who lost their beloved family members at such a young age. -Bernama photo

The post-mortem process for 13 of the 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students killed in a crash at KM53 of the East-West Highway near Gerik early this morning is expected to be completed by midnight tonight. 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 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)

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.