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22 die in Nile accident

    NAIROBI

    A bus carrying 28 people plunged into the River Nile on 30 January, when it collided with a truck, on the Shambat bridge connecting Khartoum and Umdurman. Police have confirmed to journalists that 22 people died in accident, and bodies are still being identified.

    Police immediately arrived and rescued four people from the mini-bus, state-run televisison said on Tuesday.
    Police General Abdel Baqi Mustafa told the press that the minibus was crossing from Khartoum to Omdurman in the evening rush hour, when the truck travelling in the same direction hit and pushed it into the river, AFP said on Tuesday.

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