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Bus accident in northwestern India kills 18

19:14 14/08/2009

NEW DELHI, August 14 (RIA Novosti) - At least 18 people died when a bus plunged down a 60-meter ravine in northwest India on Friday, the IANS news agency reported.

Some 25 people were injured as the bus plunged down the ravine along the mountainous stretch of highway in the Himachal Pradesh state, where poorly maintained winding roads along with bad driving are often to blame for accidents.

The injured were hospitalized in nearby hospitals, the news agency said.

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