13people ----in a car-bus accident on g t road when the brakes of the bus failed (a)had died,(b)were dead,(c)died,(d)are dead - English - Tenses

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13people ----in a car-bus accident on g t road when the brakes
of the bus failed (a)had died,(b)were dead,(c)died,(d)are dead

Madhura Sarkar · Accepted Answer

13 people died in a car-bus accident on g t road when
the brakes of the bus failed

13people ----in a car-bus accident on g.t.road when the brakes of the bus failed.(a)had died,(b)were dead,(c)died,(d)are dead