00:00 An Indian tourist from Chennai, India has died and two others have suffered serious
00:06 injuries after their bus caught fire following an accident at kilometre 198 of the North-South
00:12 Expressway in Melaka.
00:14 Alogaja OCPD Superintendent Arshad Abu said that the 17-year-old victim, Yafara Tajfakruddin
00:20 Husaini, was trapped in the burning bus during the 3.50am Saturday accident.
00:26 The tour bus carrying 28 passengers was en route from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.
00:32 The other two Indian tourists from Tamil Nadu and Chennai suffered third-degree burns while
00:36 another motorcyclist escaped unhurt.
00:39 The accident is believed to have occurred when the motorcyclist fell off his machine
00:44 on the stretch of road just before the bus hit the motorcycle and caught fire.
00:49 The case is currently under investigation.
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