{
  "id": 17434474,
  "title": "Tour bus gets stuck under Butterworth flyover after following navigation app",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/tour-bus-gets-stuck-under-butterworth-flyover-after-following",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T16:48:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1567850/tour-bus-gets-stuck-under-butterworth-flyover-after-following"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Butterworth: A tour bus carrying over 30 passengers from Johor became lodged under a flyover in Taman Bagan late last night due to following directions from a navigation application. The incident caused nearly half of the vehicle to be wedged beneath the structure, causing numerous windows to shatter and glass to scatter across the road. Two passengers sustained minor injuries from the flying debris but were reported to be in stable condition. The driver, identified only as Razali, had been transporting the passengers to a hotel nearby for their scheduled trip to Kedah the following day. According to Razali, he had relied on the navigation app, which had provided directions along a route that did not consider the flyover's height restriction. Razali recounted hearing a loud bang as he drove under the flyover, followed shortly by the shattered windows and scattered glass. He expressed shock at the incident, stating that it was his first time navigating through the Taman Bagan flyover using the app. He attributed his reliance on the app to poor lighting and unfamiliarity with the area, which led him to depend solely on the app's guidance. Upon inspection at the scene, it was confirmed that the underpass had a 2.6-meter height limit sign and a warning sign indicating that the stretch was prone to accidents.",
  "summary": "BUTTERWORTH: A tour bus carrying more than 30 passengers from Johor became stuck under a flyover in Taman Bagan last night after following navigation app directions.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tour bus carrying over 30 passengers gets stuck under Butterworth flyover",
    "Navigation app directed driver to route ignoring height restriction",
    "Two passengers injured, driver Razali unaware of 2.6-meter height limit"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}