(UPDATED, WITH PICS) Genting Bus Crash, 37 Killed.

KUALA LUMPUR: Thirty-seven people were killed in the country's worst road tragedy, after a bus carrying 53 plunged into a 30m ravine near Genting Highlands around 3pm Wednesday.
 The dead included 24 males and 13 females. Sixteen people were injured in the incident. According to Fire and Rescue Department deputy director-general Datuk Soiman Jahid, the dead included the driver of the bus.
 It is believed that the bus driver had lost control of the bus, which then rammed a divider before plunging down the gorge. The accident occurred at KM36 of the Genting-Kuala Lumpur road, some two kilometres from the Chin Swee Caves Temple, as the bus carrying 53 people was coming down from Genting Highlands and heading towards Kuala Lumpur.
 Meanwhile, Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah and Bentong MP Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai are at the scene and were briefed by authorities. Conditions there have deteriorated with rain and mist.
 Rescuers using the crane to remove the bodies of victims in Genting Highlands Wednesday.Earlier, rescuers worked frantically to reach people trapped in the bus.
Some 30 policemen and nine ambulances were at the scene. Traffic in the area was at a standstill as police ensured rescue vehicles could reach the scene of the accident. Bentong OCPD Supt Mansor Mohd Noor confirmed the incident to The Star but could not give further details.
 "I can confirm that there were passengers on the bus but how many there were I don't know yet. "Authorities are en route to the site now," he said.


Rescuers using the crane to remove the bodies of victims in Genting Highlands Wednesday

 Authorities release name of injured victims KUALA LUMPUR: The authorities have released the names of some of the injured victims warded at Selayang Hospital.
 Their conditions are described to be semi-critical and critical.
 The semi-criticals are
 1. Raawnok Arefin, 14, (male) from Bangladesh.
 2. Nur Syamimi Ja'afar, 25, (female), Malaysian.
 3. Nur Fathiah Ja'afar, 21, (female) - Malaysian.
 4. Rashidah Buyah, 50, (female) from Bangladesh.
 5. Andri Purwaidi, 25, (female) from Indonesia. Critical
 6. Nurul Quraitul Aini, 19, (female) Malaysian
 7. Rezyan Arefin, 24, (male) from Bangladesh
 8. Nur Fridil Gusman, 23, (male) from Indonesia. (Victims Numbers 1 and 7; 2 and 3 are siblings)

 Genting bus crash: Road downhill closed for rescue operations

.PETALING JAYA: The road heading downhill from the Chin Swee Caves Temple in Genting Highlands has been closed due to rescue operations over the Wednesday bus crash. A Genting Malaysia Berhad spokesman said that the two-lane uphill road heading to the tourist resort had been divided into two to enable two-way traffic. "The downhill road from the Chin Swee Temple is closed. The uphill road has been divided into two sections - one for going up and one for going down," the spokesman said. The spokesman said departing motorists could still use the downhill road to leave the area, but had to go through the Chin Swee Temple. From there, they could rejoin the uphill road and make their way out of the area. Speaking on the crash, the spokesman said Genting Malaysia Berhad offered its deepest sympathies to the victims. A bus with 49 people on board went out of control and plunged into a 30m ravine around 3pm. So far, 33 are feared dead in the incident.