Four Malaysians slightly injured in Norwegian bus accident, says Wisma Putra

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Wisma Putra has confirmed that four Malaysian nationals were onboard the bus that plunged into a lake in northern Norway on Dec 26.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/4yJ0S  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Foreign Ministry on Saturday said four Malaysian nationals

00:03sustained minor injuries in the fatal bus crash in northern Norway.

00:08The ministry said the four victims had been relocated to the Thon Hotel in Lofoten.

00:13They said due to ongoing investigations,

00:15the passengers had not been allowed access to phones or direct communication

00:20with anyone outside of their premises.

00:22They said the Malaysian embassy in Stockholm is monitoring the developments,

00:27but the investigation, coupled with severe winter conditions

00:31and the distance of approximately 1,500 kilometres from Oslo,

00:36had posed logistical challenges in accessing and supporting the Malaysian victims.

00:42During the incident on Wednesday afternoon,

00:44the bus drove off a road plunging into a lake near the Rafsundet Strait.

00:49Of the 58 passengers on board,

00:51three died while four sustained serious injuries

00:54and are receiving treatment at Stockmarns Hospital.

00:57The crash involved foreign tourists from Malaysia, China, Singapore,

01:02India, the Netherlands, South Sudan, France and Ukraine.

01:06The Rafsundet Strait separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland.

01:12The Lofoten archipelago is a popular winter destination to watch the northern lights.

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