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INDIA-ACCIDENT
3 killed, 50 injured as bus overturns in northern India
NEW DELHI, Sept 20, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) — At least three people have been
killed and more than 50 others injured after a private bus veered off a
mountain road and overturned in northern India, police said Thursday.
“The bus overturned after it skidded off the road Wednesday night. While
three people died on the spot, all the injured have been hospitalised. Seven
of the injured are said to be in serious condition,” a police official said.
Eye-witnesses told cops that the accident occurred after the driver lost
control over the speeding vehicle while negotiating a sharp bend.
“However, several lives were saved due to a crash barrier at the site which
prevented the bus from plunging into a gorge,” local police chief Monika
Bhutungru told the media.
A probe has been ordered into the incident, she added.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1253 hrs