BATU PAHAT, Dec 25 – An injured passenger of the tour bus tragedy in Thailand who was currently undergoing treatment at the Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital (HSNI) here since Wednesday, is reported to be recovering. State Health and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said, Lee Siew Kim, 61, who was admitted to the HSNI at 8.56am Wednesday right after arriving from the Royal Malaysian Air Force air base in Subang, was in a cheerful mood.
“A doctor who examined Lee Siew Kim had found head injuries, tissue injuries on the left side of her chest and a wound in the right leg. However, she is psychologically stable but still in shock and traumatized,” he told reporters after visiting Lee at the HSNI, here Thursday.
Ayub said Lee who is in the self-adaptation process was now under the supervision of surgeons and psychiatrists at the HSNI. He said Lee who had a history of high blood pressure was expected to be discharged when her emotion was stable. Regarding eight other victims who were injured and are still being treated at three hospitals in the northern Thai district, Ayub said their family members are planning to bring them back for treatment at the HSNI.
However, he said all of them were not allowed to be discharged from the hospitals as their condition was still not stable. In the meantime, he was also informed that all the crash victims and their families could obtain counselling services from psychiatrists at the HSNI, if required. On Sunday, 13 passengers were killed after the bus carrying 22 Malaysians crashed at 11.30am (12.30pm in Malaysia) following an accident with a pickup truck while travelling from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai.
