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One dead and 32 hurt in a bus accident in northwestern Austria

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One dead and 32 hurt in a bus accident in northwestern Austria

One person has died, and 32 have been injured after a German bus travelling in Austria rolled off the road and crashed.

Police said a 31-year-old man was killed in the accident.

The bus driver as well as numerous passengers were taken to local hospitals with injuries.

Fire chief, Gerald Petter, said: “The bus went off the road in the last bend towards Schladming, overturned several times and then came to rest on top of a workshop building,”

Police said the cause of the accident is unclear.

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