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At least 23 killed in Bilaspur bus accident

Dharamshala, Sept 24 (ANI): At least 23 people were killed and many injured when an overloaded private bus fell into Bhakra Nangal Dam's Gobind Sagar Reservoir in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. While injured passengers have been taken to Bilaspur hospital, police are suspecting the toll to rise after the rescue operation is over. The bus had passengers beyond its capacity and many people were also seated on the roof. Sep 24, 2014
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At least 12 people killed in road accident on Delhi-Mathura highway

Mathura, Sep 23 (ANI): At least 12 people, including two women and a child, were killed early morning on Tuesday as a fast moving truck rammed into another stationary one on the Delhi-Mathura highway. The driver and cleaner of the offending truck, which was carrying coal, are said to be absconding. According to Police officials, the deceased men and women were labourers, who were on their way to Rajasthan. Sep 23, 2014
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16 killed, 17 injured in bus accident in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand, Sep 13 (ANI): Sixteen people died and 17 others were injured after a bus fell into a gorge in Tehri district of Uttarakhand on Saturday. The bus was ferrying around 33 persons when it fell into a 300 feet deep gorge near Juyalgarh area on National Highway 58. After falling into the gorge, more than half of the bus submerged into a tributary which joins Alaknanda River. The bus was going from Rishikesh to Srinagar in Uttarakhand. The accident took place when the bus was trying to overtake another vehicle. Expressing deep shock at the loss of lives in the accident, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat announced a compensation of rupees 1,00,000 each to the families of the deceased and rupees 50,000 each for the injured. Sep 13, 2014