KLUANG: A tour bus driver was believed to have lost control of his vehicle, causing it to skid before landing on its side along Jalan Kluang-Mersing here, today.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Bahrin Mohd Noh said only the driver and the tour guide were inside the vehicle, adding that both escaped uninjured.
"The driver swerved abruptly to avoid another vehicle that attempted to overtake it near a sharp bend.
"The sudden manoeuvre caused the driver to lose control causing the bus to veer to the right, before tipping over onto its side on the right shoulder of the road," he said.
Bahrin added that preliminary investigations revealed the tour bus, travelling from Mersing towards Kuala Lumpur, had an encountered with an unidentified vehicle attempting to overtake it from the right side while navigating a sharp bend.
In order to avoid colliding into the other vehicle, the bus driver swerved towards the shoulder of the road.
He added that police checks on the driver and the bus revealed that all documents were in order.