Bus rolls down gorge in northern India, killing 18
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NEW DELHI: A bus in northern India rolled nearly 150 metres down a gorge, killing 18 people and injuring 14, police said.
The accident occurred Friday nearly 310 kilometres north of New Delhi.
The cause was not immediately known.
Police officer Khajana Ram said seven injured people had been hospitalised at Solan, a town in Himachal Pradesh state, and some were seriously hurt. Many of the victims were students of local colleges.
India has the world's deadliest roads, with more than 110,000 people killed annually.
Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and aging vehicles.
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Jun 07, 2013 02:03pm
Obviuosly, this photo was taken in the winter, and the people up on the bridge don't look like police officers. There is no gorge in sight too. But a bus, having broken the bridge railings seems to have fallen into a dry river bed. There is a gross mismatch between the article and the picture.
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Jun 07, 2013 04:07pm
Pakistan should look inside first.. India has far better infrastructure and roads than Pak.
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Jun 07, 2013 09:16pm
Sad news indeed.
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