'Everything in the bus was a mess': 2 S'poreans recount tour bus-lorry collision in Malaysia

The Transtar Travel tour bus had collided with a lorry in the wee hours of the morning on July 13 on the Karak Expressway near Genting Highlands. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF MR J.KOH, ANGKATAN PERTAHANAN AWAM MALAYSIA/FACEBOOK
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SINGAPORE - Mr J. Koh was resting with his eyes closed in a bus en route to Genting Highlands when a sudden collision sent him hurtling face first into the seat in front, leaving him with a blood-soaked mask and a fractured nose.

"Everything in the bus was a mess, my mask felt wet and I figured there was probably blood flowing out," said the 41-year-old Singaporean.

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