Eight killed in Mizoram bus accident
November 14th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
- Aizawl, Nov 14 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 34 injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in Mizoram, police said Saturday.
The passenger bus was plying between Mizoram capital Aizawl and Farkawn village, bordering Myanmar. While approaching Champhai town late Friday, it rolled down into the 100-feet deep gorge in Buang village in eastern Mizoram, a police official said.
While six people died on the spot, two succumbed to their injuries at the Champhai district government hospital. Fifteen of the injured are said to be in a critical condition. The bus was carrying 42 passengers.
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