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Three dead, over 50 hospitalized after bus accident in Poland
WARSAW, Aug 18,2018 (BSS/XINHUA) — Three people were killed and 51
hospitalized, including nine seriously injured after a bus accident in
southeastern Poland on Friday night, according to local media.
The bus, carrying 54 people, mainly Ukrainian tourists, pulled off the road
on a sharp turn, fell from a slope and overturned several times around local
time 11:00 at night (GMT 2100) in the village of Leszczawa Dolna.
The passengers, including adults and children, were traveling from Lviv,
Ukraine to Vienna, Austria, local reports said.
All of the passengers were taken to six local hospitals, while a rescue
operation that lasted the whole night was carried out on the site. A police
investigation will be carried out to determine the cause of the accident.
The number of victims might rise. A hotline was established at the
Ukrainian Consulate in Lublin to provide the passengers’ families with
information.
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