India: Bus crash kills '25 wedding guests'
15:12, 31 May 2011
LONDON. May 31. KAZINFORM At least 25 members of a wedding party were killed when their bus plunged into a small river in India's north-eastern state of Assam, police said; Kazinform refers to BBC News.
The bus was travelling from the state capital, Guwahati, to Kamrup district.
The incident happened when a wooden bridge that the bus was crossing collapsed and fell into the water.
Local villagers rushed to the accident site at Rajabari after the accident on Monday night and rescued six passengers from the wreckage, reports said.
The bus was reported to be carrying about 40 passengers; Kazinform cites BBC News.
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