46 Bus Riders Drowned
United Press International
KHARTOUM, Sudan —
A bus plunged into the Nile River in central Sudan, drowning 46 women and children, a police spokesman said Saturday. The spokesman said the driver lost control of the vehicle Thursday and missed a ramp leading to a river ferry at Kamlin, 56 miles southeast of Khartoum.
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