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23 dead, 32 hurt in Haiti bus accident

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Update: 2014-09-09 22:28:00
23 dead, 32 hurt in Haiti bus accident

DHAKA: Authorities in Haiti say 23 people died and 32 were injured in a bus accident west of the capital of Port-au-Prince.

Nadia Lochard with the Civil Protection Agency says the bus went down a ravine after the driver apparently lost control late Tuesday in the coastal town of Petit-Goave.

She said the bus was headed to the western coastal city of Jeremie. The injured were taken to a hospital by ambulance and helicopter, reports ABC News. 

Fatal traffic accidents are common in Haiti, where vehicles are often grossly overloaded and police rarely enforce traffic laws.

BDST: 0814 HRS, SEP 10, 2014

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