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Bolivia bus crash kills at least 47

AFP | By, La Paz
Jul 09, 2008 09:26 AM IST

A bus plunged down a cliff near the southern Bolivian city of Potosi on Tuesday killing at least 47 people, including 12 children, and injuring 10 others, according to media reports.

A bus plunged down a cliff near the southern Bolivian city of Potosi on Tuesday killing at least 47 people, including 12 children, and injuring 10 others, according to media reports.

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Medical authorities at a Potosi hospital released the names of 41 people killed, saying that six bodies remained to be identified, and that one of the injured was in critical condition.

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The bus was covering a local route from Potosi, 570 kilometers (355 miles) south of La Paz, when it lost control and fell down a steep 200-meter (650-foot) cliff, police told Bolivision television.

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