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Wed 03 Mar 2010Investigation into runaway Prius
US safety regulators and car-manufacturer Toyota are investigating the circumstances surrounding a Prius car that sped out of control on a California freeway earlier this week.
US transportation secretary Ray LaHood said two investigators from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration were sent to San Diego "to be part of the investigation" of Monday's incident, which left the driver of a runaway car rattled but unhurt.
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