2003 Merapoh bus tragedy

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2003 Merapoh bus tragedy
2003 Merapoh bus tragedy
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Date23 November 2003
Location Malaysia
Coordinates 3°07′59″N101°42′00″E / 3.133°N 101.7°E / 3.133; 101.7 Coordinates: 3°07′59″N101°42′00″E / 3.133°N 101.7°E / 3.133; 101.7
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Deaths14

The 2003 Merapoh bus tragedy took place on 23 November 2003 when an Ekspres Mutiara (Pearl Express) bus collided with another bus at kilometre 63 of Lipis-Merapoh Road (Federal Route 8) near the Pahang-Kelantan border, Malaysia. 14 passengers were killed in this accident. Among those killed were a two-year-old girl, eight women and five men.

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