At least 15 people were killed in an accident between a Perodua Alza and a bus carrying students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) early yesterday morning.
The collision took place on the Gerik-Jeli East West Highway, near Tasik Banding. It is understood that the bus had been travelling from Jerteh, Terengganu, to Tanjung Malim, Perak.
A total of 48 victims were involved. Of these, 13 died at the scene and two others at the hospital. Four others were injured.
Perak fire and rescue department director Sayani Saidon said the bus and the MPV had been travelling in the same direction from Jeli, Kelantan, to Gerik.
She said the crash caused the bus to overturn and the MPV to skid into a ditch.
In this video posted by Besut Berkat Sejahtera it is seen that Gerik's residents lined the streets to say goodbye to the UPSI students, as though they were their own children. For many, this was the only way they could say goodbye.
It was a powerful moment of unity, where an entire community came together to honour young lives gone too soon.
