A bus driver and his 10 passengers narrowly escaped death when the rear tyre of his vehicle burst into flames at KM 121.4 of the North-South Highway near here today.

Batu Pahat District Police Chief ACP Abdul Wahib Musa said in the incident at 1.45 am, all the passengers and driver were unharmed.

"All the passengers were transferred to another bus and arrived safely at their destination this afternoon," he said when contacted here today.

A thorough investigation is being conducted into the incident.

-- BERNAMA