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| Ten dead in California bus crash | Ten dead in California bus crash |
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| At least 10 people were killed and many more injured when a bus taking people to a casino overturned in the US state of California. | At least 10 people were killed and many more injured when a bus taking people to a casino overturned in the US state of California. |
| Police say the vehicle veered off the road and rolled over near the rural town of Williams in the north. | Police say the vehicle veered off the road and rolled over near the rural town of Williams in the north. |
| The bus was travelling from Sacramento to Colusa Casino Resort, when the accident happened just after 1800 on Sunday (0100 GMT Monday). | The bus was travelling from Sacramento to Colusa Casino Resort, when the accident happened just after 1800 on Sunday (0100 GMT Monday). |
| No other vehicles are thought to have been involved, police say. | No other vehicles are thought to have been involved, police say. |
| Some passengers were of Laotian descent and had trouble communicating with rescuers, a police official was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. | |
| The bus came to rest in a water-filled ditch about 60 miles (100km) north of Sacramento, crumpled but upright. | |
| Rescuers used torches to scour the area in the dark, looking for more possible bodies. | |
| It was not immediately known how many passengers had been on board. |