23 dead, 32 injured in Haiti bus accident
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Authorities in Haiti say 23 people died and 32 were injured in a bus accident west of the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Natalia Lochard with the Civil Protection Agency says the bus went down a ravine after the driver apparently lost control late Tuesday in the coastal town of Petit-Goave.
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She said the bus was headed to the western coastal city of Jeremie. The injured were taken to a hospital by ambulance and helicopter.
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