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Briton killed in Malaysia bus crash | |
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A British national has died after a double-decker bus reportedly crashed into a ravine in Malaysia. | A British national has died after a double-decker bus reportedly crashed into a ravine in Malaysia. |
Harry Christopher Woolhouse, 32, from Peterborough, died in the accident, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | Harry Christopher Woolhouse, 32, from Peterborough, died in the accident, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
According to the New Straits Times, the bus was taking foreign tourists to Singapore when it fell into a ravine near a junction. | According to the New Straits Times, the bus was taking foreign tourists to Singapore when it fell into a ravine near a junction. |
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are providing consular assistance to his family at this sad time." | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are providing consular assistance to his family at this sad time." |
The bus fell into an oil palm plantation along Kuantan-Segamat, near the Felda Chini junction in the east of the country, New Straits Times said. | The bus fell into an oil palm plantation along Kuantan-Segamat, near the Felda Chini junction in the east of the country, New Straits Times said. |
Extremely capable | |
Mr Woolhouse had moved to Singapore recently and worked for engineering company Atkins. | |
Dr Martin Grant, chief executive of Atkins's energy division, said Mr Woolhouse was an "extremely capable young engineer". | |
He said: "We are deeply upset to hear about the sad death of Harry Woolhouse in an accident in Malaysia today. Harry worked in our oil and gas division in Singapore and was a long-standing member of the Atkins family. | |
"He joined us as a graduate chemical engineer and had worked for us in the UK and more recently in Singapore. | |
"He was a highly popular colleague who was an extremely capable young engineer who had a very promising career ahead of him. He will be very much missed by us all. | |
"We offer our heart-felt condolences to his family and friends at this very sad time." |