Bus plunge in south kills at least 25
From Times Wire Reports
A bus plunged over a cliff in Saudi Arabia, killing at least 25 people on board, the state-run news agency reported.
The official Saudi Press Agency said 25 people died and eight were injured, citing police Col. Abdulla Qurni in the southern district of Asir, where the crash took place. Okaz newspaper, which is deemed close to the government, reported that 26 people died and seven were injured.
The bus drifted to the side of a road, crashed through a guardrail and landed in a valley near the city of Abha, Okaz reported.
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