KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 -- An express bus carrying 39 passengers overturned near KM 245.5 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) northbound early this morning.

The crash, which occurred around 6am, left six people injured, with two requiring further treatment at Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital (HTJ) in Seremban.

In a statement, a Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) spokesman said the Rembau Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) was deployed after receiving a call at 6.01am.

"The accident involved a bus that veered off the road. A total of 40 people, including the driver, were on board - 38 women and two men.

"Additional teams from BBP Senawang, Tampin, Kota, Seremban 2, and Seremban were dispatched. The operation commander confirmed that s...