At least 34 dead in Haitian bus accident
By AFP
13 March 2017 |
8:20 am
Victims of a transit accident receive medical attention after a bus speeding away from the scene of a hit-and-run accident ploughed into dozens of street musicians in the Haitian city of Gonaives, killing a total of 34 people.
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