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Students die in India bus crash | Students die in India bus crash |
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At least 26 students have died after a bus they were on fell from a bridge into a dry riverbed in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, police say. | At least 26 students have died after a bus they were on fell from a bridge into a dry riverbed in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, police say. |
About 34 people were injured when the bus, returning to Sawai Madhopur district from the holy city of Vrindavan, went off the road. | About 34 people were injured when the bus, returning to Sawai Madhopur district from the holy city of Vrindavan, went off the road. |
The dead included 11 female students who attended a local college. | The dead included 11 female students who attended a local college. |
Thousands of Indians die every year in road accidents. Most are blamed on bad driving or poor roads and vehicles. | |
Police said the bus smashed through a barrier as it was crossing a bridge and plunged into the Morel riverbed. | Police said the bus smashed through a barrier as it was crossing a bridge and plunged into the Morel riverbed. |