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Bus plunge claims four, injures 15 in SW China

A bus that plunged from a bridge in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday evening killed four people and left 15 others injured, according to the local government. The bus collided with a van on a bridge in Wanzhou District at about... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Aug 19 2008

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