NEW DELHI, April 29 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and 25 others injured in a collision between a truck and a bus in India's Madhya Pradesh state Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred in Mandsaur district, 350 km from the central state's capital Bhopal.

"The collision took place this morning when the speeding truck crashed into the passenger bus carrying some 40 people, including a driver and a conductor," a police official said.

While seven passengers of the bus died in the impact of the crash, those injured have been admitted to a local hospital where the condition of three are said to be serious, he added.

Eye-witnesses told police that the truck was travelling at high speed and the accident occurred when its driver lost control of the vehicle.

However, a probe has been ordered into the incident, the official said.

"We have booked the truck and bus driver for rash and negligent driving. While the bus driver sustained injuries, a manhunt has been launched to track down the truck driver," he added.

India has the highest number of road fatalities in the world. Road accidents occur mostly due to poor driving or badly maintained roads and vehicles. Enditem </s> NEW DELHI: Sixteen people were killed and more than 50 injured when a truck carrying churchgoers overturned in a hilly region of northeast India early Sunday, police said.

The truck was carrying people from three villages to a local church when it came to grief in the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state.

"The survivors have told us that the truck driver was rash and lost control of the vehicle. After it overturned, many people fell into the deep gorge in this hilly region," district police Superintendent Sylvester Nongtnger told AFP by phone.

"We rescued everyone from the accident spot and rushed them to hospital but many of the survivors have serious injuries." India has some of the world's deadliest roads with more than 150,000 fatalities annually due to poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving. Last month a school bus carrying dozens of pupils collided with a truck in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, killing 13 people.

Twelve of the dead were children aged between seven and 14, who were seated near the front of the bus when an oncoming truck collided with it. </s> Madhya Pradesh: According to the information given by the sources, in an incident that took place in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district killed at least seven people and 26 others got injured when a bus overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle. As per the injured, the vehicle was carrying more people than it could accommodate and the driver's recklessness led to the accident. While explaining the incident to the media, District Superintendent of Police Manoj Singh went on…

Madhya Pradesh: According to the information given by the sources, in an incident that took place in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district killed at least seven people and 26 others got injured when a bus overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

As per the injured, the vehicle was carrying more people than it could accommodate and the driver’s recklessness led to the accident.

While explaining the incident to the media, District Superintendent of Police Manoj Singh went on to say: “The private bus was travelling towards Bhanupura from Mandsaur. The injured people have been hospitalised for treatment.” </s> The truck was transporting worshipers from three small towns to a local church when it crashed on Sunday in the remote West Khasi Hills district in the state of Meghalaya, Indian authorities said.

"The survivors have told us that the truck driver was rash and lost control of the vehicle," police superintendent Sylvester Nongtnger told the AFP news agency. "After it overturned, many people fell into the deep gorge in this hilly region," he added.

Local officials said that the crash killed 16 people and injured more than 50 others.

"We rescued everyone from the accident spot and rushed them to hospital, but many of the survivors have serious injuries," Nongtnger said.

State official Arun Kembhavi said that the driver apparently lost control while speeding in a sharp bend, causing him to hit a concrete barricade.

Victims of the crash were hospitalized in the nearby town of Nongstoin

India's roads are among the most dangerous in the world, with poorly maintained traffic connections, malfunctioning vehicles, and reckless drivers causing more than 150,000 deaths every year. The nation's massive railway network is also beset by problems.

Last month, a school bus collided with a truck in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, killing 13 people, including 12 children.

dj/tj (AFP,AP) </s> MUMBAI: A bus carrying university workers plunged off a mountain road into a valley in western India on Saturday killing 33 people, police said.

Only one passenger is believed to have survived the accident in Raigad district of Maharashtra state.

The bus was taking staff of Dapoli Agriculture University to the popular hill station of Mahabaleshwar for a picnic, a senior Raigad district administrator, Vijay Suryawanshi, told AFP.

"We have confirmed 33 deaths and only one person managed to survive the bus crash.

Our team is trying to recover the bodies," Anupam Srivastava, commander of India''s National Disaster Relief Force, told AFP.

"The surviving passenger managed to alert officials about the deaths and the crash," he added.

Police said the slippery mountain terrain where the latest accident took place made the road a danger.

Accidents on India''s notorious roads claim the lives of more than 150,000 people each year.

Most accidents are blamed on poor roads, badly-maintained vehicles and reckless driving.

Earlier this month, 48 people were killed and many others badly injured in northern India when an overcrowded bus hurtled into a gorge in the Himalayan foothills. </s> At least 24 children killed when bus, truck collide in India's Uttar Pradesh state

A truck loaded with sand has collided with a school bus, killing at least 24 children in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police say.

At least 24 other children were injured when the speeding truck collided head-on with the bus, said Javeed Ahmed, the state's top police official.

The children, between the ages of 3 and 14, were studying at a school in the town of Etah.

Another police officer, Daljeet Chaudhry, said visibility was low due to dense fog.

Police officer Parasuram Singh said the truck driver suffered serious injuries to his legs.

The area is about 270 kilometres south-east of New Delhi.

State education authorities had closed all schools in the district because of a severe cold wave, and Mr Ahmed said authorities would check why the school had stayed open.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his condolences, saying he was "anguished" by the event.

Accidents are common on Indian roads, with most blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and aging vehicles. </s> LUCKNOW, INDIA—A truck loaded with sand collided with a school bus early Thursday, killing at least 24 young children in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

At least two dozen other children were injured when the speeding truck collided head-on with the bus, said Javeed Ahmed, the state’s top police official.

The children, between the ages of 3 and 12, were studying at a school in the town of Etah.

Another police officer, Daljeet Chaudhry, said visibility was low due to dense fog.

Police officer Parasuram Singh said the truck driver suffered serious injuries to his legs, which were amputated at a hospital. </s> At least 15 children killed and several others wounded after speeding truck collides with school bus in Uttar Pradesh.

At least 15 children were killed and several others wounded after a speeding truck collided with a school bus in northern India.

NDTV, a privately run TV channel, said there were around 30 children on board, aged between seven and 10 years old.

The NDTV report said that the school bus driver died instantly while the truck driver was admitted to hospital.

Javeed Ahmed, a senior police official, said the children were on their way to a school in Etah town, Uttar Pradesh state, some 270km southeast of New Delhi.

Police said it was not clear what had caused the vehicles to crash although collisions are a common occurrence on winter mornings, when northern India is frequently blanketed with thick fog.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his condolences to the victims' families.

"Anguished by the tragic accident in UP's Etah district," he said. "I pray for those injured in the accident in Etah recover at the earliest."

Nearly 150,000 people were killed across India in road accidents last year, an average of 400 a day, according to data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. </s> MUMBAI (Reuters) - At least 44 people were killed and 35 injured when a bus plunged off a road in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, a government official said.

“Around 78 to 80 people were on board the bus,” said Akshay Sood, a senior civil servant in Kullu district, where the accident took place.

All passengers on the bus had now been rescued and accounted for, and the injured people were being administered medication, Sood said, adding that the death toll could still rise.

Indian roads are among the world’s deadliest, with nearly 148,000 people killed in more than 460,000 accidents in 2017, according to government data.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his dismay over the accident.

“Deeply saddened by the bus accident in Kullu. Condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. I hope the injured recover soon,” Modi’s office said in a tweet.
A truck collides with a bus in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India, killing at least seven people with at least 25 more injured.