Ng, Cheng Yee

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Radin to head independentpanel probing bus crashBy NG CHENG YEEPETALING JAYA: UniversitiPutraMalaysiavice-chancellorProf DatukDr Radin UmarRadinSohadiwill headanindependentinquiryboardinvestigatingthehigh-deckedbuscrashin CameronHighlandson Dec20 last yearwhichleft28passengersdead.Inastatementyesterday,TransportMinisterDatukSeriKongChoHasaidtheCabinethadagreedontheappointmentofProfRadin,whohasa PhD in trafficsafetyengineeringandaMaster'sin transportandtrafficengineering.ProfRadinwasalsotheformerdirector-gen-eralof theMalaysianInstituteof RoadSafetyResearch(Miros)."Wehopeto comeoutwithcollectiveandpreventiveactionstoberecom-mendedtoensuresuchaccidentsdonotoccurin future,"saidProfRadin.He saidtheboardwill meetassoonas itsmembersreceivetheirappointmentletters.Hesaidtheinquiryboardwouldlookintoallaspectsof theaccidentbeforemakingrecom-mendationstotheGovernment."Oneof the mainaspectswould be crashworthinessand others like road condition,vehiclemaintenance,safetyand healthandcrashprevention,"hesaid.Othercommitteemembersarerepresenta-tives from the Malaysian Institute ofTransportation. Institute of EngineeringMalaysia,Road EngineeringAssociationofMalaysia,Federationof MalaysiaConsumersAssociation(Fomca)andmechanicalengineer-ingconsultantDatukFoongChoyChye.Kongsaidthe committee'stermsof refer-encewasto studyor identifythecauseof theaccidentand get statementsfrom accidentsurvivors,witnessesandrescueofficers.

Radin to head independent panel probing bus crash

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Radin to head independent panel probing bus crash

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