This Article is From Feb 17, 2015

18 Dead, 60 Injured in Carnival Float Accident in Haiti: Official

Port-au-Prince, Haiti:

At least 18 people were killed and 60 injured early today when a carnival float hit power lines in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on the second day of the annual festival.

President Michel Martelly expressed his "sincerest sympathies" to the victims in a Twitter message.

© Thomson Reuters 2015

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