NKVE Accident Miss For My Brother, THANKFUL

Read about the NKVE bus crash near Negeri Sembilan (a Southern Malaysian state) yesterday night and my knees went weak....my brother travels quite constantly between KL and Johor (used to be Melaka) during the weekend and he usually goes back around evening time too.

More than 40 people were injured and 12 dead and mangled because of the crash.

Sigh....when will our government do something about the erratic driving style of these bus drivers? When will they be more responsible about the fact that there are many, many lives in their hands? While it is not possible to eradicate all traffic accidents, it is possible to improve our stats.

Anyway, thankfully, THANKFULLY that he was not involved. But because he was on his way back to Johor after a wedding dinner in NS, he was stuck in the jam. Journey back started at approx 11pm and he reached JB only at 5.30am. Talk about long drive, eh?

that aside, i am just thankful that my brother is still here with us.

may those involved in the crash rest in peace and recover soon.

Namaste.

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