He was reportedly exhausted at the time of the accident, and dashcam footage of the incident has gone viral.
A 44-year-old bus driver has been sentenced to seven days in jail and fined RM8,000 for driving dangerously within the Universiti Putra Malaysia campus, resulting in injuries to three children and a teacher from a kindergarten in Ampang
The incident occurred at 12.18pm on 2 August at Jalan Persiaran Universiti 1 in UPM, where the bus he was driving veered off and crashed into a tree. According to earlier reports, Hamir was believed to be fatigued and sleep-deprived at the time of the accidentHe was charged under Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless and dangerous driving.
In court, Hamir, who was unrepresented, pleaded for a lenient sentence, saying he worked part-time and was the sole caretaker of his ill mother.
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