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Schoolchildren Die in Indian Bus Accident

by VOA News

   Officials in India say at least 20 passengers, including
   schoolchildren, have died in an accident in India's Himachal Pradesh's
   Kullu district.

   Authorities say the bus fell into a gorge.

   Emergency workers have reached the scene and the injured are being
   transported to a nearby hospital.

   Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on Twitter that the accident was
   "heart-rending" and that he hopes "those injured recover at the
   earliest."

   Photos from the scene show a heavily damaged bus.