57 killed as bus falls into canal
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TIMES WIRE REPORTS
A packed bus traveling along a narrow road in southern Egypt plunged into an irrigation canal, killing 57 people.
Officials said the bus swerved to avoid an oncoming pickup truck near Minya, a city about 130 miles south of Cairo.
The accident took place at the end of a major Muslim holiday, when roads are crowded.
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