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A bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people

An 8-year-old child is only survivor. The passengers were headed to an Easter festival before the bus plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames.
Updated March 28, 2024 at 8:16 PM ET

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass

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