NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (NNN-PTI) – At least nine people were killed and 20 others injured, after a passenger bus hit a stationary goods truck today (Thursday), in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police said.
The accident took place at 6:30 am (local time), in Rewa district, about 500 km northeast of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh.
A police official said, “The injured were immediately taken to the nearest hospital.”
Preliminary investigations, carried out by the police, suggest the bus carrying local passengers was being recklessly driven.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Kamal Nath, expressed grief over the deaths in the accident and directed authorities to extend all help to the injured.
“My condolences to the families of all the passengers who died in this horrific accident,” a statement from the chief minister’s office said. “Instructions have been given for the proper treatment of all the injured.”
Deadly road accidents, caused by overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving, are common in India.
Indian government last month released a report saying 151,471 people were killed in road accidents during 2018. The deaths during road accidents in 2018 were caused due to over speeding.
Officials say, on an average, over 400 deaths take place every day in India, due to road accidents.– NNN-PTI