At least 15 folks had been killed and dozens injured when a bus crashed off a bridge in central India, officers stated Tuesday, after the driving force reportedly fell asleep on the wheel.
The accident occurred round 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Indore, the biggest metropolis in central Madhya Pradesh state.
“Fifteen people died due to impact and around 37 people are injured,” sub-divisional Justice of the Peace Omnarayan Singh instructed AFP.
Three youngsters had been among the many useless, he stated.
The bus was heading to Indore when it broke by way of the railing on the bridge and crashed right into a dry river mattress, the Times of India newspaper reported.
The bus driver had fallen asleep on the wheel earlier than the crash and had fled from the scene, it stated.
India accounts for 11% of the worldwide highway demise toll regardless of solely having one % of the world’s automobiles, in keeping with a World Bank report launched in 2021.
The identical report estimated 150,000 automotive crash fatalities in India yearly, or one individual each 4 minutes.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
