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2 killed, 28 injured in tourist bus crash in Cuba

WATCH ABOVE: Tourists from Germany and Austria were among those aboard a Cuban tour bus that crashed head-on with a cargo van on Saturday. The bus driver and a 64-year-old tourist from Germany were killed. 28 were injured – Apr 3, 2016

SANTI SPIRITUS, Cuba – A bus carrying tourists from Germany and Austria crashed in the central Cuban city of Santi Spiritus, killing two and injuring 28 people.

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According to a report in the state-run newspaper Escambray, officials say the crash happened Saturday evening when a trailer carrying a container of televisions struck an overpass and then collided with the bus. The bus driver and a German tourist were immediately killed.

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Dr. Leonel Albiza Sotomayor says six people remain in serious condition.

Photos of the crash show a mangled bus with its front and part of one side shorn off.

It had been travelling from the eastern city of Santiago to Trinidad.

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