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Bus crashes in Kashmir, at least 36 dead

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Published: 09:36, 15 November 2023

Update: 10:08, 15 November 2023

Bus crashes in Kashmir, at least 36 dead

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At least 36 people died and another 19 injured when a passenger bus slipped off a mountainous road and fell down a rocky slope in Indian-administered Kashmir on Wednesday (15 November), local police stated. 

During the time of the incident, the bus had 55 passengers in total.

"Thirty passengers have died in the accident, caused by the diver's negligence by hitting the crash bar of the road,"senior police officer Sunil Gupta told. "The bus tumbled down the mountain some 250 metres (800 feet)."

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