IPOH: Thirteen people, including 11 Japanese tourists, were injured when a tour bus crashed into the rear of a trailer lorry at Km230.3 of the North-South Expressway, heading south near Taiping, yesterday afternoon.
Perak fire and rescue department assistant director (operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the injured included the driver and tour guide.
Eight of the 11 injured Japanese tourists were women, he said in a statement.
Sabarodzi said they helped the injured out of the bus, provided initial treatment and sent them to Taiping Hospital.