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India bus plunges from bridge killing 33 | |
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A bus with 50 people on board has plunged from a bridge in northern India, killing 33, police say. | |
The vehicle - reports say driven by a 16-year-old - lost control and broke through a railing before falling 30m (100 ft) into the Banas river. | |
It was carrying passengers in Rajasthan to the Ramdevji Hindu temple in Sawai Madhopur district, local media report. | It was carrying passengers in Rajasthan to the Ramdevji Hindu temple in Sawai Madhopur district, local media report. |
Most of the bodies have been retrieved and the injured taken to local hospitals. | Most of the bodies have been retrieved and the injured taken to local hospitals. |
Police said the driver was among those who died and described him as an untrained minor, the Hindustan Times reported. | |
Most of the victims, who included women and children, had drowned, the authorities say. | |
Rescue services used steel cutters to extract those trapped inside the vehicle, which lay almost entirely submerged under the concrete bridge. The bus was later dragged onto the river bank. | |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish at the accident and said his thoughts were with the families of those who died. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish at the accident and said his thoughts were with the families of those who died. |
Can India really halve its road deaths? | Can India really halve its road deaths? |
Road accidents are frequent in India, with one taking place every four minutes. | Road accidents are frequent in India, with one taking place every four minutes. |
Badly maintained vehicles, poor driving, and the state of the roads are blamed for most incidents. | Badly maintained vehicles, poor driving, and the state of the roads are blamed for most incidents. |
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