Road accident kills 15 in central Kazakhstan
5/7/2006 17:10
A bus carrying 25 people collided with a truck today in central
Kazakhstan, killing 15 and injuring 13 others, said the Emergencies
Agency.
The accident happened on a highway connecting the capital Astana with
Almaty, said Emergencies Agency spokeswoman Natalia Kim.
The truck, which
carried a driver and two others, caught fire after the accident some 200 km
south of Astana, Kim said. One on the truck, 12 bus passenger and the two
drivers were killed in the collision, she said.
Xinhua
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