Demon Driver Caused Tragic Crash

I saw the header on newspaper early yesterday morning. It was a tragedy which brought disaster to those innocent people and families. 20 +1 lives (an unborn baby in an expecting mother) were grabbed and 9 were injured in the crash. The horror bus crash was believed to be caused by a reckless driver, Rihizan Abu Bakar aged 37. This demon driver, who were among those killed, had 13 summonses, including a number of unsettled ones, and two warrants of arrest against him for a slew of traffic offences.

The 20-year-old Super Express bus, bearing the plate number ABK 79, belonged to Taiping-based Syarikat Kenderaan Bukit Gantang Sdn Bhd, had accumulated 19 police summonses since 1991, 79 summonses from the Road Transport Department since five years ago, and had failed checks by Puspakom four times because of problems with the brakes. Yet, it started its journey from Malacca at 10.30pm on Sunday and was headed towards Alor Star. At 4.40am yesterday, Rohizan lost control of the bus as it was going down an incline and it crashed into a ditch at the 229th kilometre of the North-South Expressway in Bukit Berapit, Bukit Gantang near here. The ageing bus practically tore into two when it fell into the ravine. The roof was ripped off from the vehicle leaving those in the bus without any protection.

This is half of what used to be the Super Express bus after the tragedy in Bukit Gantang on Monday.

Some of the superstitious may think that this is related to the strayed ghosts thing which come out looking for souls during the Hungry Ghost Festival, in this seventh lunar month! It sounds so scary........because I will be going to Bali next Friday. I will be taking a bus to the airport too......pray God that it will be plain sailing throughout my whole journey.......