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Malaysia bus crash kills at least 15, mostly students

At least 15 people were killed when a bus carrying students smashed into a minivan in northern Malaysia early on June 9, local news reports said.[AFP]

A bus carrying university students back to their campus smashed into a minivan in northern Malaysia on Monday, killing at least 15 people, police and rescue services said.

Thirteen victims died at the scene near the town of Gerik, on the busy East-West Highway near the Thai border, while two died in the hospital.

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