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Bus collides with gas tanker in India, 25 dead

15 May 2007 02:56:15 GMT
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AHMEDABAD, India, May 15 (Reuters) - Twenty-five people were killed when a bus burst into flames after colliding with a gas tanker in western India, authorities said on Tuesday.

The accident occurred late on Monday in Anand district, 45 km (30 miles) south of Ahmedabad, the main city of Gujarat state, when the bus collided with the truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas, said fire officials.

"About 25 passengers died due to burns. Some were totally charred," said M.R. Karanjia, a district police official.

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