Editing 2010 Jalaun district bus crash

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The '''2010 Jalaun district bus crash''' occurred on 17 February 2010 when a bus with approximately 70 passengers, mostly wedding guests, crashed into the [[Yamuna River]] at around midnight. It killed 22 of the passengers with at least 13 still unaccounted for.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/17/2822851.htm?section=justin|title=Bus crash kills wedding guests|date=17 February 2010|work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Map of Jalaun.png|thumb|right|Map of Jalaun]]

At around midnight on 17 February 2010, a bus heavily laden with passengers coming back from a wedding, lost control on a makeshift bridge spanning the [[Yamuna River]] in [[Jalaun District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India. 40 people on the bus managed to escape, by breaking windows, however 22 lost their lives, whilst 13 are still unaccounted for, presumed drowned. Local authorities worked throughout the morning to free trapped people inside the bus and helped save many lives. There is no word on whether the bride and groom who were believed to also be travelling on the bus survived the incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8519365.stm|title=Fatal bus accident strikes Indian wedding party|date=17 February 2010|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref>

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[[Category:2010 disasters in India]]
[[Category:Bus incidents in India]]
[[Category:2010 road incidents]]
[[Category:History of Uttar Pradesh (1947–present)]]
[[Category:Jalaun district]]
[[Category:February 2010 events in India]]
[[Category:Transport disasters in Uttar Pradesh]]