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5 injured after express bus crashes into ditch

BATU PAHAT: Five people were injured after an express bus crashed into a ditch along the North-South Expressway (southbound) early this morning.

The 3.56am accident also left 11 passengers trapped in the bus after the vehicle's doors jammed.

Yong Peng Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Muhammad Farhan Ahmad said rescuers had to break the bus' windscreen to evacuate the trapped passengers.

The bus driver and one of the injured passengers received treatment on-site, while three others were taken to hospital.

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