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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, without elaborating. Fahud and Ibri are cities west of the capital, Muscat, though it wasn’t clear whether police meant the road linking the two cities. 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.
There was no information about the crash on the state-run Oman News Agency, nor on the country’s state broadcaster. 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.
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