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| Deaths feared in German bus crash | Deaths feared in German bus crash |
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| Several people are reported to have been killed after a bus came off a road and slid down an embankment east of Duesseldorf, in western Germany. | Several people are reported to have been killed after a bus came off a road and slid down an embankment east of Duesseldorf, in western Germany. |
| About 15 people were on the bus, which was travelling a regular local route. | |
| Some survivors managed to escape from the wreckage, but others were trapped inside, German media said. | Some survivors managed to escape from the wreckage, but others were trapped inside, German media said. |
| Emergency services are on the scene. A police spokesman said: "At the moment we believe that there are several dead and injured." | Emergency services are on the scene. A police spokesman said: "At the moment we believe that there are several dead and injured." |
| Police said the bus, which was travelling near the town of Radevormwald, gained speed on a downhill stretch, broke through a crash barrier and plunged 20m (65ft). |