The 2007 Bukit Gantang bus crash was the worst road accident in Malaysian history. Twenty passengers of the Super Express bus were killed in the accident which took place near Bukit Berapit, Bukit Gantang

Bukit Gantang

Bukit Gantang is a small town and parliament constituency in Perak, Malaysia.Bukit Gantang is famous for its durian orchard. One of the longest train tunnels in Malaysia could also be found in this hilly area.-See also:...

, Changkat Jering

Changkat Jering

Changkat Jering is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. It is near the larger town of Taiping. It connects Taiping to the North-South Expressway via the southern exit. Changkat Jering is famed for its big weekly evening market on Saturdays. Changkat Jering is situated within the parliamentary...

, Perak

Perak

Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

. It occurred on August 13, 2007 at 4.40 am, when the bus driver, Rohizan Abu Bakar, 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.

Bakar, 38, died, along with 19 passengers. Police disclosed that the driver had two arrest warrants and 13 summonses against him, and his driving record was a factor being investigated in trying to determine the cause of the crash.