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Eight killed in China in two bus accidents

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Press Trust of India Beijing
At least eight people were killed today in two seperate bus accidents in China.

Six people were killed and three were injured after a minibus fell off from a highway bridge in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local government said.

The minibus fell down from the highway bridge in Niuchang township, Zhenxiong County the county government said.

The injured have been rushed to the Zhenxiong People's Hospital for treatment, sate run Xinhua news agency reported. The cause of the accident is being investigated, it said.

In another accident, two people were killed when a bus fell more than 50 meters off a cliff in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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First Published: Feb 04 2014 | 11:16 PM IST

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