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(Update) Bus Accident in Malaysia Leaves 1 Japanese Tourist Dead

(Update) Bus Accident in Malaysia Leaves 1 Japanese Tourist Dead

   Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)--A bus carrying Japanese tourists had a traffic accident in Malaysia on Thursday, leaving one of them dead and 10 others injured.
   According to fire and rescue authorities of the western Malaysian state of Perak, the bus crashed into a truck on a highway in the state.
   The 11 Japanese tourists--three men and eight women--were taken to hospital in Taiping, Perak, to receive treatment. According to the Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, one of them died.
   The other 10 include people with severe injuries. A local driver and a tour guide who were also on the bus were injured and taken to hospital as well.
   The crash occurred on a highway that runs along the western coast of the Malay Peninsula. A major traffic artery linking key tourism spots and densely populated areas such as Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Malacca, it is full of highway buses and large trucks as well as sightseeing vehicles.

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