17 die in Indian truck plunge

A truck crowded with members of India’s ruling political party plunged from a mountain road into a gorge today, killing 17 people and injuring 25 others.

17 die in Indian truck plunge
Mon, 24 Feb, 2003 - 17:14

A truck crowded with members of India’s ruling political party plunged from a mountain road into a gorge today, killing 17 people and injuring 25 others.

The truck was packed with slogan-shouting members of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Bharatiya Janata Party.

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