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Many dead in Bolivia truck crash | |
(about 6 hours later) | |
At least 46 people have died after a truck loaded with passengers and goods plunged at least 200m (650ft) down a cliff in Bolivia. | At least 46 people have died after a truck loaded with passengers and goods plunged at least 200m (650ft) down a cliff in Bolivia. |
Several children are among the dead, and at least 11 people were wounded, according to local media reports. | Several children are among the dead, and at least 11 people were wounded, according to local media reports. |
"The truck was loaded with 60 people who were sitting on top of their loads, which crushed them when the truck fell," Erbol radio reported. | "The truck was loaded with 60 people who were sitting on top of their loads, which crushed them when the truck fell," Erbol radio reported. |
The accident took place near the mining city of Potosi, in southern Bolivia. | |
Police declined to give a cause for the crash, but witnesses told local media that the truck had been speeding. | Police declined to give a cause for the crash, but witnesses told local media that the truck had been speeding. |
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