PUTRAJAYA, July 18 — Excessive speed, which was more than twice the legal limit, was among the key factors behind the fatal bus crash that claimed the lives of 15 students of the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Gerik, Perak, on June 9.

PUTRAJAYA, July 18 — The preliminary report by the special task force on the fatal road crash involving Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students in Gerik on June 9 has been uploaded on the Transport Ministry's (MOT) official website.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — The initial investigation into the tragic bus crash which claimed 15 lives on the East-West Highway (JRTB) in Gerik, Perak, on Monday (June 9), has found no evidence that mechanical failure caused the accident.

IPOH, June 14 — Only seven injured victims in Monday’s (June 9) crash along the Jeli-Gerik East West Highway (JRTB) that killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students are still undergoing treatment in government hospitals.

KOTA TINGGI, June 14 — New laws like the Corporate Manslaughter Act adopted in the United Kingdom (UK) and proposed for introduction in Malaysia would establish broader and proportionate liability to companies, not just individuals, accountable in cases of accidents or management negligence.

PUTRAJAYA, June 10 — The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) has received various recommendations from relevant parties on measures to prevent tragedies like the crash which claimed the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students early yesterday morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The site of the tragic accident, which claimed the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students yesterday, has been identified as one of the key sections of the East-West Highway (JRTB) slated for upgrading, with RM55 million allocated for improvements this year.

TUARAN, June 10 — Allegations that the road at the scene of the accident that killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students early yesterday morning was damaged with potholes are untrue, said Deputy Minister of Works Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KOTA BHARU, June 10 — The bus driver involved in the tragic accident that claimed the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students in the East-West Highway (JRTB) near Tasik Banding in Gerik, Perak, early yesterday morning, has apologised to all students and families of the victims involved.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The government should consider introducing a new law to hold companies liable for serious safety failures that result in loss of life, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

GEORGE TOWN, June 10 — The Transport Ministry (MOT) will implement several mandatory measures on enforcement and monitoring of heavy vehicles to enhance road safety following the fatal bus accident that claimed the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students yesterday.

JERTIH, June 10 — The remains of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) student Nurul Fatihah Abu Setaman, who perished in the tragic crash along the East-West Highway in Gerik, Perak, early yesterday morning, were laid to rest this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The government is drafting a policy that includes the mandatory use of speed limiters for heavy vehicles, as part of efforts to enhance road safety.

JERTIH, June 10 — All 15 students of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (Upsi) who were killed in a crash involving a bus and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) on the East-West Highway (JRTB) near Gerik, Perak, have been laid to rest by early this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has issued a show-cause letter to the bus operator involved in this morning's crash at KM53 of the East-West Highway near Tasik Banding, Gerik, which claimed the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students.

IPOH, June 9 — The identities of all 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students who were killed in a horrific crash at KM53 of the East-West Highway (JRTB) near Tasik Banding in Gerik, Perak, early this morning have been confirmed.

KUALA TERENGGANU, June 9 — The Terengganu state government will bear the full funeral costs for the 15 victims of the fatal bus accident along the East-West Highway (JRTB) near Tasik Banding in Gerik, Perak, early this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Seventeen hours after the fatal crash involving a bus carrying Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students shocked the nation early today, post-mortem examinations on the 15 victims have been completed, with the identities of six individuals officially confirmed.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Management and drivers of public transport companies must implement Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) measures to ensure the safety of both workers and passengers.

IPOH, June 9 — The Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah has decreed that preventive measures must be implemented due to the recent frequency of fatal road accidents.