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Cameron minibus 'injures woman' Cameron minibus 'injures woman'
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A woman was seriously injured after she was in collision with a minibus carrying Conservative aides on David Cameron's four-day trip to India.A woman was seriously injured after she was in collision with a minibus carrying Conservative aides on David Cameron's four-day trip to India.
The minibus was travelling on the Great Eastern Expressway in Mumbai when it struck the young woman at around 12.30pm local time (0800 BST). The minibus was travelling on the Great Eastern Expressway in Mumbai when it struck the young woman at around noon local time (0800 BST).
Journalists in the bus and Deputy High Commissioner Vicki Treadell reportedly asked the driver to slow down.Journalists in the bus and Deputy High Commissioner Vicki Treadell reportedly asked the driver to slow down.
The woman appeared dead after the crash but was taken to hospital for surgery. Mr Cameron and shadow chancellor George Osborne were in separate vehicles.
After the incident, a group of angry people is reported to have gathered around the minibus and the driver was hit several times in the face, suffering cuts and bruises. 'Unfortunate accident'
A police officer attempted to calm the situation before the minibus could be driven away to a police station. The woman appeared dead after the crash but Mrs Treadell said she had been taken to hospital for emergency surgery.
"This was a very unfortunate accident, which we deeply regret," she said.
"We did what the law requires, which is to go to the local police station and report it."
She said the driver, called Samson, and a police officer had claimed in their statements that the woman had "run out" into the traffic.
"They braked, but not quickly enough," she said.
Compensation?
The entourage had been en route to the Taj Mahal Hotel for a lunch appointment following a trip to a slum.
After the incident, a group of angry people reportedly gathered around the minibus and Samson was hit several times in the face, suffering cuts and bruises.
A police officer attempted to calm the situation before Samson drove the minibus could be driven away to a police station.
Samson and the police officer made statements before the driver drove the minibus on to the hotel.
Mrs Treadell said British authorities would pay "due compensation if that's appropriate".