India, Dec. 25 -- Nine people were killed near Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday after a government bus swerved to the opposite side and collided with two vehicles, police said. The bus changed direction due to a tyre burst, they said. A Chennai-bound state-run bus from Tiruchirappalli, while proceeding on the national highway, changed direction all of a sudden when a tyre burst and moved to the opposite direction after climbing onto the road median. "The bus collided head-on with two vehicles. Nine occupants of the two private vehicles were killed," a district police official said. P19
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