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The accident may have been caused by a blown tyre At least 13 people have been killed in the US state of Texas after a bus carrying a Vietnamese church group crashed off a bridge into a ravine. The bus, carrying 55 people, slid off the highway express bridge in Sherman town, about 60 miles (100 km) north of Dallas, at 0045 local time (0545 GMT). Police said the bus was chartered by Vietnamese Catholics from Houston who were on a pilgrimage to Missouri. At least 20 people have been hospitalised, agencies reported. Five people are believed to be in critical condition. Initial reports said the bus lost control and smashed into the rail guard of the bridge. It apparently then skidded along the rail before sliding off the bridge. At the site of the crash, the crumpled wreckage of the bus lay on its right side, littered with... [read full story]
