The New Straits Times, 12 September 2013
KAJANG: A 15-year-old student was killed after the car he was travelling in with his father and sister collided with a Rapid KL bus yesterday.
In the 6.45am incident that occurred at the Hentian Kajang bus terminal traffic light crossroad, Kajang High School's Form Three student C. Khatiravan was at the back seat of the Proton Iswara driven by his father A. Chandran, while his sister C. Asha, who is a Form One student of the same school was at the front passenger seat.Chandran, 48, and his 13-year-old daughter Asha both suffered significant injuries while the Rapid KL bus driver who was driving an empty bus escaped unscathed.
Kajang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Ab Rashid Ab Wahab said initial check revealed that Chandran, who was heading towards Kajang town from Dengkil, had jumped the red light.
"That caused the car to collide with the Rapid KL bus with no passenger, which was travelling to the bus terminal from Kajang town.
"It was believed that the deceased's father was on his way to send his children to school, before heading to his office in Cheras," Rashid added.
Meanwhile, 15 minutes earlier in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, a 72-year old woman on her daily morning walk routine was killed after she was ran over by a school bus.
In the 6.30am incident, senior citizen Pang Ngi Moi was strolling along Jalan Sri Petaling 13, about 100m away from her house.
It was learnt that the bus driver had surrendered himself at a nearby police station a couple of hours later.
A police source said he admitted that he was not aware that he had hit Pang, and had continued transporting students to school.
Both accidents are investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving and causing death.
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