Three people were killed, while 14 others injured when the express bus they were travelling in crashed at KM107.2 of the North-South Expressway near the Yong Peng toll plaza in Johor.

The accident involving a bus believed to be owned by Meridian Holidays occurred around 4.00 pm today.

According to reports from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department's Twitter posts, the bus driver bus is believed to have lost control and crashed into the railing and ended up at the side of the highway.

The search and rescue of other passengers is currently underway.