1990 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway Crash
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The 1990 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway Crash took place on 28 February 1990. 17 people were killed when the passenger bus
collided with a tanker lorry, FRU
riot police vehicles and 10 cars at kilometre 31 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway not far from Genting Sempah Tunnel
in Gombak
, Selangor
. 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.
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
collided with a tanker lorry, FRU
Federal Reserve Unit
The Federal Reserve Unit , or better known by the abbreviation as FRU was established as a riot control forces and a special response team as well as a paramilitary that can be deployed regardless of time to engage on any emergency or public unrest that happens in Malaysia.-Role:The main role of...
riot police vehicles and 10 cars at kilometre 31 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway not far from Genting Sempah Tunnel
Genting Sempah Tunnel
The Genting Sempah Tunnel is the first highway tunnel in Malaysia. Located on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway, the 900-metre tunnel connects Hulu Gombak in Selangor to Genting Sempah, Pahang. This tunnel was constructed between 1977 and 1979...
in Gombak
Gombak
Gombak is a district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang. Gombak borders Kuala...
, Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
. 11 FRU riot police personal were killed too. Many vehicles to and from Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
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.
See also
- List of Royal Malaysian police officers killed in the line of duty
- List of road accidents