2 Buses, Truck Collide in El Salvador; 14 Killed
SAN SALVADOR — Two crowded buses collided head-on about 50 miles west of San Salvador and a small truck plowed into the wreckage, killing 14 people and injuring about 50, a Red Cross spokesman Pedro Varela said Monday.
He said the two bus drivers were among those killed and that at least 29 of the injured were in critical condition.
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