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47 killed in Indian bus crash

India - 47 dead in bus crash
India - 47 dead in bus crash

At least 44 school children and three adults have been killed in a bus crash in India.

The passengers were killed when their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a canal in western India.

The accident occurred in Vadodara, which is about 90km southwest of Ahmedabad, Gujarat's main city.

The state-owned public bus was carrying more than 60 children and other passengers.

The driver of the bus lost control and ploughed through a concrete railing on the bridge, plunging the bus into the canal.

The driver of the bus, an assistant and a woman were among the dead.

Rescuers used boats to look for more bodies in the canal.