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24 killed in Indian highway accidents

NEW DELHI: A bus fell off a bridge into a dry riverbed in western India on Wednesday, killing 16 passengers on board and injuring 24, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said.

The accident happened on the highway connecting India's financial centre, Bombay, with Pune, an industrial town, the news agency said.

In another accident involving a truck crash on a highway connecting Pune with the southern city of Bangalore, eight people were killed and 17 injured, the United News of India (UNI) said.-Reuter