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| Three die after vehicle swept off flooded road in Northern Territory | Three die after vehicle swept off flooded road in Northern Territory |
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| Three people have died after a vehicle carrying 17 people was swept off a river crossing south-west of Darwin, Northern Territory police said on Saturday. | Three people have died after a vehicle carrying 17 people was swept off a river crossing south-west of Darwin, Northern Territory police said on Saturday. |
| The bodies of a 61-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman have been recovered from inside the troop carrier, and efforts are underway to retrieve that of a 21-year-old man. | The bodies of a 61-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman have been recovered from inside the troop carrier, and efforts are underway to retrieve that of a 21-year-old man. |
| Police said 12 people, including children, managed to escape from the vehicle on Friday night as it was swept off the road into the Moyle River, near Peppimenarti. | Police said 12 people, including children, managed to escape from the vehicle on Friday night as it was swept off the road into the Moyle River, near Peppimenarti. |
| The area has been hit by high rainfall and police urged the public to avoid floodwaters but to instead wait for them to recede. | The area has been hit by high rainfall and police urged the public to avoid floodwaters but to instead wait for them to recede. |
| Witness statements have been taken and a report will be prepared for the coroner. |
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