The tourists' van was descending a narrow path after leaving the restaurant on a hill in Penang. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A van’s faulty engine and its driver losing control resulted in the vehicle veering off a narrow hill path into a gorge, said a man who survived theThe survivor, Mr Koh Soon Heng, was among 29 tourists from Singapore who were making their way down the hill after having dinner at the Bukit Genting Hill Leisure Park and Restaurant.
Mr Koh said the driver attempted to restart the vehicle before it stalled again. The van was carrying 10 passengers, all of whom were tourists. The group of tourists from Singapore had to take separate vans to descend the hill, because the path was too narrow for the larger bus they had used earlier to reach the hill. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWSMr Koh found himself stuck under a seat with a number of other people who had fallen on top of one another. His hand was bloody with scratches.
One woman was found unconscious and confirmed dead at the scene. Local police identified her as a 62-year-old Singaporean, Ms Lee Kwee Yiam.
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