Bus Driver Kills 9 in Pune, India
Created: 2012-01-26:01.00
Category: World > Asia Pacific
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Carnage and death.
This is what is left in wake of a rogue bus driver, who went on a rampage through the bustling streets of the western Indian city of Pune on Wednesday.
The driver picked up an empty bus and went on a 25-kilometer frenzy during morning rush hours, smashing into nearly 40 vehicles.
Police say the full extent of the damage is yet to be identified.
[Meera Borwanka, Police Commissioner, Pune]:
"He has been caught but in the meanwhile the damage is tremendous. We have lost, last count, nine lives and 27 injured."
The driver has been identified as Santosh Mane, who was suffering from depression, according to media reports.
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