PASIR PUTEH: An express bus driver lost his right arm in a six-vehicle accident at a traffic light junction on the Sri Aman Bypass at KM37 Jalan Kota Bharu - Kuala Terengganu.
In the 4.30pm incident, the 27-year-old bus driver Mohamad Amiruddin Azhar was seriously injured while two passengers onboard the vehicle suffered minor injuries.
District police Chief Superintendent Zaizul Rizal Zakaria said an initial investigation showed that the bus was on its way to Kuala Terengganu from Kota Baru.
"The bus driver lost its control upon reaching the accident site and crashed into a lorry that had stopped at a red light.
"The lorry then lunged forward and crashed into four other vehicles in front of it," he said.
Meanwhile, Pasir Puteh Fire and Rescue station chief Azhar Elmi Mustofar said firemen took about 10 minutes to remove the trapped bus driver.
He said the three victims, including two other victims identified as Zawahir Omar, 73, and Jarah Said, 64, were sent to Tengku Anis Hospital, here, for treatment.