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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.

Several piles of fruit left at various locations along the highway. Photo: Mohd Amir Faizal's Facebook

The car sustained damage to the front, rear, and both sides, but the driver was unharmed. - Photo source: Social media

Amir, 47, is a member of the Sungai Petani Response Team volunteer squad that assisted authorities in relocating the grieving elephant. Photo: Mohd Amir Faizal's Facebook

Elephants exhibit remarkable social behaviour, forming strong emotional bonds with members of their herd. - File photo