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| Several dead 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. | About 15 people were on the bus, which was travelling a regular local route. |
| The bus landed on its side at the edge of a river. Some survivors managed to escape from the wreckage, but others were trapped inside, German media said. | The bus landed on its side at the edge of a river. Some survivors managed to escape from the wreckage, but others were trapped inside, German media said. |
| One report said five people were killed, and another said four. Several others were 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). | 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). |
| Dozens of policemen, fire fighters and rescue workers were on the scene, while divers searched the river for bodies. | Dozens of policemen, fire fighters and rescue workers were on the scene, while divers searched the river for bodies. |