PETALING JAYA: At least six people were killed in an accident involving a tour bus, a trailer and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) at Km204 of the North-South Expressway heading north from Ayer Keroh towards Simpang Ampat.
State-run Melaka Hari Ini reported that the victims comprised five people in the MPV and the driver of the tour bus.
Melaka fire and rescue department operations commander Khairul Nizam Anuar said 27 personnel from three fire stations arrived at the scene at 8.56pm after the department received a call regarding the accident at 8.45pm.
He said there were eight people in the MPV, including three children. The tour bus had 27 passengers and two drivers.
At the time of writing, Khairul said rescuers are still extracting victims from the accident.
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