A tragic accident has claimed an alarmingly high number of policemen leaving several others injured.
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At least 41 police officers died Monday and several more were injured when their bus drove off a bridge in northern Argentina, plunging into a dry riverbed, officials said.
The new death toll from emergency officials in Salta province was more than double that originally given by a local mayor.
Ten police officers were hospitalized, four of them in serious condition, emergency chief Francisco Marinaro told a local radio station.