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7 killed as power line falls on bus

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Press Trust of India Etah (UP)
Seven passengers were electrocuted and three injured today when an 11,000 volt high tension wire fell on a passenger bus near Manpur village, police said.

The incident occurred when the bus was on its way to Bewar from Delhi, Kotwali (Rural) police station-in-charge Aditya Kumar said.

The injured have been hospitalised, he said.

Family members of the victims have lodged a case against the electricity department, Sub Divisional Magistrate Sanjeev Kumar said.

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First Published: Sep 13 2016 | 4:42 PM IST

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