How could the bus have veered off the road near Menora Tunnel?

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The bus could have veered off the road near Menora Tunnel due to downhill loss of control and the terrain’s risk of dropping into a ravine.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the bus, travelling from Kedah to Kuala Lumpur, lost control while going downhill near the Menora Tunnel on June 15. He noted that, given the terrain at the time, there was a real possibility the bus could have plunged into a ravine if it had veered off the road, and the runaway was ultimately stopped with help from lorry driver Wong Tuck Meng.
The incident involved a downhill loss of control before any veering
Loke said the bus lost control while descending near the tunnel, which is the key moment where the vehicle’s path could no longer be controlled normally. The runaway situation meant the bus could not simply continue along the intended route as planned.
The terrain near the tunnel created a “real possibility” of a ravine plunge
Loke linked the risk directly to the terrain, stating that there was a real possibility the bus could have plunged into a ravine. That framing indicates the road environment near the tunnel included a side drop or embankment where a vehicle leaving the roadway could fall.
Wong’s lorry slowed the bus and prevented it from veering off the road
Wong Tuck Meng, driving a lorry ahead of the bus, used his vehicle to slow the runaway bus and ultimately helped bring it to a stop. Loke said the intervention reduced the bus’s speed and helped prevent it from veering off the road, which was the scenario that could have led to a ravine fall.
The mechanism of how the bus would have left the road was not detailed
The account does not describe the specific mechanical or road-side failure sequence, such as whether braking, steering, or speed management failed in a particular way. What is clearly stated is the outcome risk: because the bus was out of control on a downhill stretch near the tunnel, and because the terrain could allow a plunge into a ravine, veering off the road was a plausible danger.

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