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20 dead in bus mishap (expand the newspaper caption

Answer 1

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20 killed, several injured, in bus mishap

Lajpat Nagar, Delhi, Friday 25th November 2019

About 20 people were killed on the spot in a tragic bus accident here at 5:20 AM. Several more were injured and admitted in the local hospital. According to the hospital sources the conditions of six of the injured are critical conditions and will be airlifted to another hospital. The highway remained close for over two hours because of the rescue operation which included the nearby residents of the place of accident. The police have established the cause of the accident as lost of control due to over speeding, which is collaborated by eyewitnesses.

Answer 2

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• 20 dead in bus mishap! The state transport bus, which was travelling from Nashik to Mumbai on the 20th of June, fell down a trench in the ghat section of the expressway.
• The bus is owned by the state government and travels the route every 3 days. The bus driver, not able to drive properly due to being overworked, dozed off while driving through this hard-to-navigate section.
• 20 people have been found dead. The rescue team arrived at the accident site within 20 minutes of the accident. They were able to rescue 4 people, 3 adults and a child, while the rest were declared dead. The road connecting Nashik and Pune has now been sealed off to conduct further investigation into this matter and vehicles have been re-routed.
• Our hearts go out to those who lost their lives in the accident. Our deepest condolences to the families of the beareaved.

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