Sungai Bakap: Twenty-three passengers were injured when a tour bus collided with a container lorry at KM157.8 of the North-South Expressway northbound near Sungai Bakap early this morning.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Penang Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Saiful Bahari Mohamad reported that they received an emergency call about the accident at 4.16 am. Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that the bus, which was carrying 24 passengers along with a driver and an assistant, had rear-ended a container lorry.

Saiful Bahari Mohamad stated that twenty-three passengers sustained injuries, including two who were seriously hurt. The injured passengers were transported to Sungai Bakap Hospital and Seberang Jaya Hospital for treatment.

The collision resulted in severe traffic congestion, causing a backlog stretching approximately five kilometres along the expressway.