India bus crashes leave 23 dead

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The police in the western Indian state of Rajasthan say that at least 23 people have been killed in two separate road accidents.

Officials say 15 people died when a truck and a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims collided in Rajsamand district, near the city of Udaipur.

Eight people were killed in another incident when a truck crashed into a passenger bus in Tonk district.

Road accidents are common and claim hundreds of lives every year in India.

The bus carrying 75 pilgrims was on its way to the holy town of Pushkar in central Rajasthan when it collided with a truck.

Officials say most of the killed are women. At least eight others have been injured in the accident.

Most of the accidents in India are blamed on reckless driving, old vehicles and poorly maintained roads.