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Twenty-six students have died after a bus they were on plunged into a river in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, police say. At least 26 students have died after a bus they were on fell from a bridge into a dry riverbed in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, police say.
Some 34 were injured when the bus, returning to Sawai Madhopur district from the holy city of Vrindavan, fell into the Morel river. About 34 people were injured when the bus, returning to Sawai Madhopur district from the holy city of Vrindavan, went off the road.
The dead included 11 girl students of a local college. The dead included 11 female students who attended a local college.
Road accidents claim hundreds of lives every year in India. Most are blamed on reckless driving and ageing vehicles. Road accidents claim hundreds of Indian lives every year. Most are blamed on bad driving or poor roads and vehicles.
The police said the bus smashed through a barrier as it was crossing a bridge and dived into the river. Police said the bus smashed through a barrier as it was crossing a bridge and plunged into the Morel riverbed.