3°16′N 101°39′E / 3.27°N 101.65°E
| 1990 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway Crash | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 28 February 1990 |
| Location | Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Deaths | 17 |
The 1990 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway crash was a highway pile-up took place in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia on 28 February 1990. About 17 people were killed when the passenger bus collided with a tanker lorry, FRU riot police vehicles, a lorry, two taxis and six cars at kilometre 30.9 of the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway about 5 km from Genting Sempah Tunnel at Selangor–Pahang border. 11 FRU riot police personal were killed too. Many vehicles to and from Kuala Lumpur were trapped in a massive jams for five hours. This was the worst highway disaster in Malaysia since Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway was opened to traffic in 1979.[1][2][3]
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editReferences
edit- Adopted from Kemalangan Paling Buruk di Lebuhraya - Buku Rekod Malaysia Edisi Kedua, Ghulam Jie M Khan
- Adopted from the title of 22 January year 1990 articles - Century Clips, New Straits Times 31 December 1999
- Adopted from the title of 22 January year 1990 articles - Chronicles of Malaysia (1957–2007)
- ^ "Mohd Azhari – 15 deaths including 11 cops in memories". Utusan Malaysia. 2003-06-26. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "15 die in highway crash". New Straits Times. 1990-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "Nahas terburuk KL-Karak". Utusan Malaysia. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
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