Malaysia: Dozens killed as tour bus crashes into a ravine

Posted on August 21, 2013 • Filed under: Asia Pacific, Tourists Injured, Tourists Killed

Thestandard.com.hk reports that thirty-three passengers were killed in Malaysia today when a bus carrying 49 people plunged 30 meters into a ravine near a mountaintop tourist resort popular with Chinese and Singaporean visitors. Local media reports said 16 have suffered injuries. Police said the vehicle had tumbled off a steep road near the Genting Highlands, a gambling and entertainment resort about an hour’s drive from the capital Kuala Lumpur. Read article

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