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5 Killed, 35 Injured After Bus Falls into a Gorge in India's Maharashtra

A bus carrying more than 40 passengers was travelling from Malkapur, a city in the state of Maharashtra, to Surat, Gujarat when the accident took place.
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A bus plunged into a deep gorge in India’s Maharashtra state on Wednesday morning, leaving 5 dead and 35 of the passengers on board injured.

"Five persons dead and around 35 injured after the bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge near Khamchoundar village in Nandurbar. The injured have been taken to a hospital," Mahendra Pandit, a senior police officer in the city, told ANI.

He added that the remaining passengers are being rescued from the site, and the accident is being investigated.

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