Nine students injured in highway bus accident in Malaysia

A chartered bus transporting secondary school students and a teacher was involved in an accident on a highway, with nine students reported injured in the collision.

The bus was carrying a total of 35 students and one educator at the time of the incident, fire and rescue officials confirmed. Emergency response teams attended to the scene to provide assistance to those affected.

Details regarding the exact location, time of the accident, and circumstances leading to the collision were not immediately available. The condition of the injured students has not been detailed by authorities.

Investigations into the cause of the accident are understood to be underway. The incident has raised fresh concerns about road safety involving vehicles transporting students in the region.