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INDIA-ACCIDENT
5 killed, 9 injured in bus accident in western India
NEW DELHI, Oct. 10, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – At least five people were killed
and nine others injured after a speeding bus rammed into a stationary truck
in western Indian state of Maharashtra, police said Wednesday.
The accident occurred near Umred taluka on a state highway in Nagpur city.
“The private bus crashed into the truck parked on the roadside Tuesday
night after its driver failed to spot the vehicle while overtaking a car at
high speed from left side,” a senior police official said.
While five people died on the spot, those injured were admitted to a
government hospital, where the condition of two were said to be serious, he
said. “All the victims are passengers of the bus,” the official added.
A probe has been ordered into the incident, he said.
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