KOTA KINABALU: A bus with 40 Bruneians on holiday crashed into a tree on a downhill stretch near Kampung Kaporingan in Tamparuli at about 3pm. Six people died while 7 others are in critical condition.

The bus which was travelling from Tawau towards here rolled twice on the road after the driver lost control of the vehicle, grazed a tourist bus in the opposite direction before coming to a halt about 30m away when it crashed into a tree by the roadside.

Its roofing was also ripped partially on impact at the scene about 45km from here. Two of passengers died at the scene and another at the Tuaran district hospital.

The group arrived here last Friday and travelled to Tawau where they had also spent the night on Monday. They were on their way back here to spend another night before returning to Brunei today.

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Photo: Survivors of the express bus crash that was carrying 40 tourists from Brunei that lost control and overturned at a sharp bend before hitting a tree at KM8.9 Ranau-Tamparuli road near Kampung Koporingan. NST pix by Johary Indan