About 30 injured have been taken to hospitals and some of them are in serious condition
A bus plunged off a bridge into a dry riverbed in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, killing 24 people, including three children and ten women.
About 30 injured have been taken to hospitals and some of them are in serious condition.
د هند د مدِردیش ایلتام له دوردیش 120 km away from the city يو بس موتر له له له زیدیلی دی دی. At least 21 people died in this incident and dozens more were injured.#voasocial #voapashto #voaafghanistan #india #bus #indore pic.twitter.com/NcyCUcinEd
— VOA Pashto (@VOAPashto) May 9, 2023
The bus broke the guard rail and fell from a height of about 17 meters. The Times of India reports that the bus driver has not been located and it is believed that he may have fallen asleep at the wheel and tried to escape.
#BusAccident at least 15 people died, while 25 sustained injuries after a bus fell off a bridge, in #Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh. #RoadSafety #KhargoneBusAccident #MadhyaPradesh#RoadAccident #accident pic.twitter.com/KnuXWdJtLh
— INDIA TODAY (@India_To_Today) May 9, 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his sorrow for the fatal accident, promising financial assistance to the families of the victims.
In India, an estimated 150,000 people die each year in road accidents (on average, one death every four minutes). According to a World Bank report published in 2021, 11% of road traffic deaths worldwide involved India.
Source :Skai
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