1990 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway crash
3°16′N 101°39′E / 3.27°N 101.65°E
| 1990 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway Crash | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 28 February 1990 |
| Location | Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Statistics | |
| Deaths | 17 |
The 1990 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway crash was a highway pile-up took place in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia on 28 February 1990. About 17 people were killed when the passenger bus collided with a tanker lorry, FRU riot police vehicles, a lorry, two taxis and six cars at kilometre 30.9 of the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway about 5 km from Genting Sempah Tunnel at Selangor–Pahang border. 11 FRU riot police personal were killed too. Many vehicles to and from Kuala Lumpur were trapped in a massive jams for five hours. This was the worst highway disaster in Malaysia since Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway was opened to traffic in 1979.