NEW DELHI — A bus collided with a truck on a freeway in central India, killing at the least 15 folks, police stated on Saturday.
At the least 40 different folks had been injured within the accident, which occurred in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh state late Friday, police stated.
The bus was carrying at the least 60 passengers when it rammed right into a stationary truck that had simply collided with one other truck on the freeway, police officer Navneet Kumar instructed reporters.
A lot of the passengers had been laborers touring to their properties within the northern state of Uttar Pradesh to rejoice Diwali, the Hindu competition of lights, Kumar stated.
The injured had been taken to a hospital for remedy.
India’s President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted their condolences Saturday.
India has among the highest highway loss of life charges on the earth, with a whole lot of 1000’s of individuals killed and injured yearly. Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and getting old automobiles.
