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Three passengers killed in casino bus crash identified

MISSISSIPPI -- As reported by The State: "The three S.C. passengers killed Sunday morning when their casino bus crashed in northwestern Mississippi have been identified.

"Charlotte Carros of Eutawville in Orangeburg County, Paula Kemp of Mt. Pleasant and Glenda Stone of Goose Creek were among 42 passengers on the Harrah's Tunica bus when it flipped over in a median at an intersection in Tunica County, authorities said.

"The ages of the victims were not available, though Tunica County spokesman Larry Liddell said this morning the tourists were 'an elderly group.'

"...The crash occurred about 10:15 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 61, several miles from the Harrah's Tunica casino, Liddell said. It was raining at the time, though Liddell ... didn't know if that contributed to the crash..."

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