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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

Screenshot of the incident involving a man driving dangerously on Jalan Skudai - Pantai Lido, Johor Bahru, on Saturday.

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