1990 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway Crash

Coordinates: 3°16′N 101°39′E / 3.27°N 101.65°E / 3.27; 101.65

1990 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway Crash
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Date 28 February 1990
Location Malaysia
Statistics
Deaths 17

The 1990 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway Crash was a highway pile-up took place in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia on 28 February 1990. About 17 people were killed when the passenger bus collided with a tanker lorry, FRU riot police vehicles, a lorry, two taxis and six cars at kilometre 30.9 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway about 5 km from Genting Sempah Tunnel at Selangor-Pahang border. 11 FRU riot police personal were killed too. Many vehicles to and from Kuala Lumpur were trapped in a massive jams for five hours. This was the worst highway disaster in Malaysia since Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway was opened to traffic in 1979.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. "Mohd Azhari – 15 deaths including 11 cops in memories". Utusan Malaysia. 2003-06-26. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  2. "15 die in highway crash". New Straits Times. 1990-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  3. "Nahas terburuk KL-Karak". Utusan Malaysia. 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2013-08-14.


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