Bus crash in Chile kills 12 Americans

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Bus crash in Chile kills 12 Americans

#1 Postby Brent » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:07 pm

SANTIAGO, Chile (CNN) -- A bus carrying tourists on a side trip through the mountains of northern Chile plunged into a canyon Wednesday, killing 12 people, all of them American, authorities said.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/ ... index.html
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#2 Postby alicia-w » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:35 pm

now they're saying the bus wasnt properly licensed for tours.
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#3 Postby Brent » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:53 pm

alicia-w wrote:now they're saying the bus wasnt properly licensed for tours.


Yeah, and I've also heard the bus driver may have fallen asleep, and the trip was NOT sanctioned by the cruise line.

I smell lawsuits.
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#4 Postby Hurricaneman » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:01 am

Wow, that stinks for all those families
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