Bus driver with woman sitting on his lap causes chaos by swerving down main road

A Malaysian bus driver was seemingly filmed driving with a woman sitting in his lap, even letting her use the steering wheel, while footage emerged of the bus swerving across lanes

A bus driver caused chaos on a main road when he seemingly drove his vehicle with a woman sitting on his lap. Video of the bizarre incident emerged on social media, prompting an investigation by transport officials.

A film of the incident, which according to news outlet The New Straits Times was filmed by a passenger on the bus, shows the Malaysian driver appearing to let the woman use the steering wheel, while he tightly grips her waist with his hands.

Incredibly, a separate video also emerged online of what appears to be the same bus swerving between lanes while driving down a motorway.

The video appears to take place in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on a motorway which connects an important transportation hub called Bersepadu Selata to the rest of the city. An investigation has been launched by Malaysian officials who, according to reports, have identified the express bus driver allegedly videoed in the incident.

The senior enforcement director of the bus company, Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan, said: "An investigation was immediately initiated following the circulation of the video. The driver and the bus company involved have been identified."

According to Hassan, once the internal investigation was complete, the case would then be referred to the director general of Malaysia's Road Transport Department to see if any further action was needed.

He also called on members of the public who saw the lap-sitting take place to come forward with any information that might help the investigation. And he also reminded all motorists, especially bus and coach drivers that they need to follow the rules of the road at all times.

"This is important to ensure the safety of all road users and to prevent incidents that could endanger lives," he said.

It's not known who the woman in the video is, or what her relation is to the unnamed driver. Malaysians took to social media to criticise the driver's alleged actions, with many calling for him to lose his job.

One user wrote, "Hope he will be . . . fined [and] banned from driving for five years", while another added that they " hope that firm action is taken against him". A user who reposted the video reminded the driver that "while flirting, people's lives are at stake behind you".