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Express bus catches fire on highway near Alor Gajah, 17 escape

Published on 21 May 2026 7:50:49 PM

Seventeen passengers, including a child, escaped unharmed after an express bus caught fire following an accident on the North-South Expressway near Alor Gajah, Melaka Thursday (May 21) afternoon.

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Seventeen passengers, including a child, escaped unharmed after an express bus caught fire following an accident on the North-South Expressway near Alor Gajah, Melaka Thursday (May 21) afternoon.

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