50 injured as bus overturns in northern India

0 Comment(s)Print E-mail Xinhua, September 23, 2018
Adjust font size:

More than 50 people have been injured after a bus overturned and fell into a ditch in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said Sunday.

The accident occurred at Haredi bypass on the Delhi-Haridwar national highway in the state's Muzzaffarnagar district.

"The bus carrying some 60 passengers overturned after its driver failed to spot a pothole on the road. Some 50 people sustained injuries in the accident," a police official said.

Eye-witnesses told cops that the bus was travelling at a speed above the permissible limit as a result of which the driver failed to apply brakes when the vehicle fell into the pothole.

A probe has been ordered into the incident, the official said. "The driver of the bus could be booked for rash and negligent driving after the probe," 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. 


Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the conversation.
ChinaNews App Download
Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Enter the words you see:   
    Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter