Bus Plunges Into Canal in India; 52 Missing
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Associated Press
NEW DELHI — Fifty-two people were reported missing Sunday after a bus they were traveling in plunged into a canal in the northern state of Punjab, news accounts said.
The bus, en route to New Delhi from Barnala, veered into the canal while attempting to pass a truck, Press Trust of India reported. The driver was among those missing, the news agency said. Eighteen people, including three children, were rescued and taken to area hospitals, government-run television said.
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