At least 15 people were killed Tuesday and 12 injured when a bus driver lost control of his vehicle while trying to avoid running over a goat in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, domestic news agencies said.
Police said the accident occurred near the Bihar town of Ranchi and added that the bus plunged down a gorge, the Press Trust of India reported. Most of the dead were laborers, police said.
The United News of India said four people died immediately and the rest in hospital -- NEW DELHI (AFP)
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