Eight killed and 10 injured in bus traffic accident [Archives:2006/932/Local News]
March 27 2006
SANA'A, March 26 ) Eight people were killed and 10 injured, including a woman, in a bus accident last Wednesday, March 22. The bus was owned by Al-Musafir Company for transportation. The son of Al-Musafir's manager also was among the dead.
A source said the accident occurred when the bus collided with a Mercedes truck. Investigations are being conducted to determine the reasons for the accident.
This is the second accident involving an Al-Musafir passenger bus in less than two years. A bus heading to Hadramout overturned in August 2004, killing 13 and injuring 30. The accident followed a blow-out of the bus's front tire.
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