Japanese tourist dies, 12 injured after bus smashes into truck in Malaysia

JTB Corp. said the crash happened on Thursday in Perak state in central Malaysia, as the bus was heading from Penang to the Cameron Highlands, a popular tourist destination dotted with tea plantations.

One woman in her 70s succumbed to her injuries and died, JTB President and CEO Eijiro Yamakita told a news conference in Tokyo.

Yamakita said some of the survivors were seriously injured. He said their exact conditions were unknown, and that the cause of the crash was under investigation.

Pictures provided by the fire department showed the front portion of the bus badly mangled, with a shattered windscreen.