Bentong Police deputy chief DSP Wan Azhar Ruddin Wan Ismail said today the search was resumed at 9.45am at the scene at Km3.5 of Jalan Genting Highlands after several people reported being unable to contact relatives suspected to have been on the ill-fated bus that plunged into a 60-metre ravine at 2.22 pm.
“The search has been resumed for more possible victims besides looking for valuables of the victims which can be used to identify them.
“It will continue until we are satisfied and before we move on to determine how to haul up the wreckage of the bus,” he told reporters at the scene.
The accident claimed the lives of 37 people, including the driver, after the bus with 53 people on board plunged into the ravine when descending the hill resort.
Wan Azhar said that of the 37 people killed in the tragedy, 22 had yet to be identified.
A check by Bernama found officers and staff of the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros), Public Works Department (JKR) and Road Safety Department conducting investigation at the crash site.
Officers and men of the 4th and 7th battalions of the General Operations Force from Cheras and Semenyih had also been deployed there.
The authorities had also diverted traffic descending Genting Highlands and heading towards Kuala Lumpur or Pahang as the stretch at Km3.5 of Jalan Genting Highlands has been closed.
Bags and clothing of the bus passengers were seen scattered by the roadside.
Tyre marks as a result of hard braking could be seen for up to 100 metres at the stretch.
The marks were also visible on a 0.6-metre concrete barrier that collapsed on impact.
The crash site is adjacent to a safety buffer zone provided for motorists whose vehicles lose brake pressure.
- Bernama
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