Bodies of 5 Bangladeshis killed in Malaysia road crash arrive

A factory bus carrying 43 passengers plunges into a monsoon drain along Jalan S8 Pekeliling, near MAS Kargo, Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday, leaving at least 11 workers, including five Bangladeshis, dead. Photo: Collected
A factory bus carrying 43 passengers plunges into a monsoon drain along Jalan S8 Pekeliling, near MAS Kargo, Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday, leaving at least 11 workers, including five Bangladeshis, dead. Photo: Collected

The bodies of five Bangladeshi nationals, who lost their lives in a bus accident in Malaysia, arrived in Bangladesh early Saturday, reports UNB.

Malaysia Airlines flight MH 196, carrying the bodies of the youths, arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:55am.

The deceased are Al Amin, 24, and Sohel, 24, from Chandpur, Golam Mostafa, 22, from Noakhali, Mohin, 37, and Raju Munshi, 26, from Cumilla.

On 7 April, a total of 12 people, including five Bangladeshis, were killed and 35 others injured after a bus carrying them skidded off the road, into a monsoon drain in Malaysia.

The accident occurred near the MAS Cargo Complex of Kuala Lumpur International Airport along Jalan S8 Pekeliling in Sepang around 11:10pm on Sunday, reported New Straits Times.