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ANTANANARIVO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-three people were killed in a traffic accident in Ankazobe, 70 kilometers northwest of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, Minister of Transport Benjamina Ramarcel said on Tuesday.
The minister, who rushed to the spot, said that the government will deploy all the necessary resources to extract other bodies still remaining at the bus.
Pastor Saholy, organizer of the trip and eyewitness of the accident, said the accident happened on Monday around midnight.
"We were 140 people onboard of a big bus. We are members of an association of young Christians and we were on road to attend a pilgrimage in Mahajanga (560 kilometers northwest of Antananarivo) on Wednesday, when the drama happened," said Saholy.
