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"I wish to apologise to the families of the victims and to the students involved in the crash. What happened was due to a sudden brake failure."

These were the words of Mohd Amirul Fadhil Zulkifle, 39, the driver of the bus that crashed along the Jeli-Gerik Highway early yesterday, claiming the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students.

Speaking from his hospital bed in Taiping, he said the bus had departed from Terengganu in good condition, but things took a sudden turn near the elephant crossing bridge in Gerik.

"The brakes stopped working without warning, and at the same time, the air system failed," he said.

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