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Ten dead in Venezuela bus crash
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| Published on Saturday, October 24, 2009 | Email To Friend Print Version
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- At least 10 bus passengers were killed and another 12 injured when their vehicle collided with a truck on a main freeway in the Venezuelan capital, rescue officials said.
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| At least 10 passengers died, and another 12 were injured in an accident on one of the main freeways in Caracas. AFP PHOTO |
"Eight people died at the scene and another two" died at local hospitals on Friday, said Victor Lira, director of the area's Civil Protection agency, adding that some of the wounded were in a critical condition.
The head of the city's firefighters, William Martinez, said the truck appeared to have lost control and struck the back of the bus, pushing it onto the median where it flipped over.
Authorities have launched an investigation to determine whether excessive speeding or a brake failure may have caused the crash.
Last weekend, at least 24 people died in two traffic accidents on Venezuela's chaotic freeways.
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