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Meanwhile, in Baling, families of the seven victims who were killed claimed that the ill-fated bus was
not the one promised by the bus company.
Family members, when met in Kampung Baru, Mukim Siong were disappointed with the bus company for
failing to keep their promise of providing a bus that was in good condition.
Mustaffa Ibrahim, 60, said the family accepted the destiny of his child, Mohd Fahmi, 17, because it was
fated but expressed disappointment after realising that the bus company had provided a bus that was
not in good condition.
"They were promised a bus that was good but we only realised that it was not the bus that the company
provided for the tour," he said when met in his house here Saturday.
Those who were killed were Mohd Zaidi Mohd Sufian, 28, a religious teacher, Mohammad Amirul Mohamat
Isa, 13, Mohamad Khairy Mohamad Marzali, 14, Mohamad Yussof Akhil, 16, Mohamed Firdaus Rosedi, 16,
Mohd Fahmi Mustaffa, 17, and Mohd Ridzuan Husin, 17.
Mustaffa, an Imam in a local mosque, said all seven who died were related to each other and urged the
authorities to enforce strict measures to ensure such incidents do not recur.
Husin Hamid, 54, the father of Mohd Ridzuan who was also killed, said those responsible for the accident
must be dealt with by the authorities.
Meanwhile, Baling Umno division secretary Abdullah Sani Mahmud said the Youth and Sports department
would handle matters related to bringing the bodies of the death to Baling.
Posted by jlshyang at 12:15 AM 0 people supporting our Petition
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We, the concerned youths of Malaysia express appalled anger towards the Slim River Bus
Crash incident that claimed the life of Lee Nian Ning, Mohd. Zailani and Pang Boon Eng on the
25th of January 2008. This is not the first time that such an incident has occurred. Despite
numerous complaints and public uproar in the past, incidents like this continue to occur. It
was reported that the drivers company had 13 summonses on that bus itself. We find it
unacceptable that such a company could have operated that vehicle on the road.
What are the explanations?
Hundreds of thousands of university students just like Nian Ning and us rely on such public
transport to travel back home. A human life should not be taken lightly.
How could a vehicle with 13 summonses be free on the roads and not be held by the
authorities?
We, the following, hereby demand that the relevant authorities set up a committee consisting
of road safety experts and representatives from relevant public bodies to conduct a thorough
study to find effective solutions to ensure that mistakes like this do not occur again in the
future.
We will not be quiet until we see it in the media that satisfactory measures have been taken.