Malaysians thought to be involved in fatal bus crash in Norway

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A bus carrying several foreign tourists, including Malaysians, veered off the road and partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet Strait, which separates the Lofoten archipelago from mainland Norway, killing three and injuring four, police reported on Thursday (Dec 26).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yj7efdk2  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A bus carrying 58 people, mostly foreign tourists, plunged into a lake near Norway's Raffsundet

00:08Strait on Thursday, killing three and injuring four.

00:13Police reported that the passengers were from eight countries, China, France, India, Malaysia,

00:18the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, and South Sudan.

00:23The Lofoten Archipelago, a popular Northern Lights destination, was the site of the accident

00:28with adverse weather-hampering rescue efforts.

00:32Evacuated passengers were taken to a local school, and three injured were airlifted to

00:37a hospital.

00:38Police cited challenges in contacting relatives due to incomplete passenger records and the

00:43variety of nationalities.

00:45An investigation is underway to determine the cause.

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