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Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa's deadly roads

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of Easter pilgrims from Botswana making their way to a popular church festival in rural South Africa crashed off

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  1. Forbes

    45 Killed In South Africa Bus Crash (opens Forbes)

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    Only one passenger—an eight-year-old girl—is believed to have survived the crash, though officials said she is seriously injured.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa's deadly roads (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of Easter pilgrims from Botswana making their way to a popular church festival in rural South Africa crashed off

  3. Deseret News

    Bus crash in South Africa kills 45 people heading to Easter event (opens Deseret News)

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    A bus carrying 45 passengers heading to an Easter conference crashed and caught fire. An 8-year-old girl survived, but has serious injuries

  4. UPI

    8-year-old lone survivor among 45 dead in South Africa bus crash (opens UPI)

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    An 8-year-old child is the lone survivor of a bus crash in South Africa that killed 45 worshippers on their way to an Easter festival on Thursday when the driver apparently lost control, according to local authorities.

  5. Al Jazeera

    45 killed as bus plunges off bridge in South Africa (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    An 8-year-old girl is said to be the sole survivor of a bus crash in South Africa that killed at least 45 people.

  6. New York Times

    8-Year-Old Girl, Sole Survivor of South Africa Bus Crash, Is in Stable Condition (opens New York Times)

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    Forty-four worshipers from Botswana, along with the driver, were killed when the bus plunged off an overpass into a rocky ravine.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Girl, 8, survives bus crash that killed 45 (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    MMAMATLAKALA, South Africa -- An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of pilgrims making their way to a popular Easter festival in rural South Africa slammed into a bridge on a mountain pass and plunged more than 150 feet into a ravine before bursting into flames, killing all 45 ot…

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