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60 Wedding Guests Electrocuted in India

At least 60 wedding guests were electrocuted May 25 when a high-voltage power wire fell on their bus in northern India, news reports said.


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At least 60 wedding guests were electrocuted May 25 when a high-voltage power wire fell on their bus in northern India, news reports said.

Two passengers who fell out of the bus survived, Press Trust of India news agency reported.

The accident happened in a village in the Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh state, 280 miles east of New Delhi.




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