GERIK, June 8 -- At least 15 people were killed and dozens more injured after a crash involving a Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) bus and a Perodua Alza on the East-West Highway near Tasik Banding here early this morning, around 1am.

The collision

The bus was transporting students from Jerteh, Terengganu, to UPSI's main campus in Tanjung Malim, Perak.

It overturned near Tasik Banding around 1am after colliding with a Perodua Alza, which skidded into a ditch.

Some victims were thrown from the vehicles, while others managed to escape.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

The victims

The Civil Defence Force confirmed that 13 people died at the scene, and two more died later in hospital.

A total of 48 people w...