British man killed in bus crash in Malaysia

A British man has died after a double-decker bus reportedly plunged into a ravine in Malaysia. Harry Christopher Woolhouse, 32, from Peterborough, was the only one of 38 bus passengers killed in the crash.

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Bus crash family 'learned of death on Facebook'

The father of a British man killed in a bus crash in Malaysia said his family was "devastated" by the attack.

Harry Woolhouse's father Christopher, 67, told the Telegraph his daughter had called him after she had seen a message on Facebook which said her brother had been killed.

"We just can't take it in. We're completely devastated," he said.

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Briton killed in Malaysia 'after island holiday'

The driver of a bus that crashed in Malaysia, killing a British tourist, reportedly said he "lost control" of the vehicle in the rain while driving back from a holiday island.

The driver, known only as "Along", told The New Straits Times he was transporting the tourists back to Singapore after they had spent their holidays in Redang Island off the Malaysian coast.

The bus was reportedly travelling from Redang Island (marked red) to Singapore. Credit: Google Maps

He said: "It was raining and I suddenly lost control of the vehicle when descending the sloping stretch. The bus spun several times before it rolled over the slope on the left side of the road."

Briton killed in crash 'sole fatality' of 38 passengers

A British man killed in a bus crash in Malaysia was the only fatality among 38 bus passengers travelling on the vehicle, according to local media.

The accident happened along the Segamat-Kuantan highway near the Felda Chini junction in the east of the country, The New Straits Times reported.

The passengers on board included tourists from the UK, US, France, China and India, the Malaysian newspaper said.

Briton killed in Malaysia bus crash

A British man has died after a double-decker bus reportedly plunged into a ravine in Malaysia.

Harry Christopher Woolhouse, 32, from Peterborough, died in the accident, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

The bus was travelling to Singapore from Pahang. Credit: ITV News Central

The bus was reportedly taking foreign tourists to Singapore when it fell down a 15-metre slope at an oil palm plantation earlier today.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are providing consular assistance to his family at this sad time."

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