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Oman police say 18 killed, 14 injured in bus crash | Oman police say 18 killed, 14 injured in bus crash |
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Police in Oman say a bus crash has killed at least 18 people and injured 14 others in the sultanate. | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Police in Oman say a bus crash has killed at least 18 people and injured 14 others in the sultanate. |
Police made the announcement in a tweet Tuesday morning. They said the crash occurred on the Ibri-Fahud Road between a bus, a truck and a car. Fahud and Ibri are cities west of the capital, Muscat. | |
A telephone number for an Oman police spokesman rang unanswered Tuesday. | A telephone number for an Oman police spokesman rang unanswered Tuesday. |
A brief report on the state-run Oman News Agency said at least some of the dead were foreigners. It said those injured were taken to local hospitals. | |
Oman is a country on the far east of the Arabian Peninsula whose neighbors include Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. | Oman is a country on the far east of the Arabian Peninsula whose neighbors include Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. |
Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |