India school bus crash leaves at least 15 children dead
At least 15 children have been killed and dozens more injured after a school bus collided with a a truck in northern India, police said.
The driver of the bus also died in the crash, the latest deadly accident in a country with one of the worst road safety records in the world.
“Tragic road accident in Aliganj, Etah. Over 15 school kids feared dead. Rescue of injured ongoing,” tweeted Javeed Ahmed, director general of police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh where the crash occurred.
Road accidents killed nearly 150,000 people in India last year, around 400 a day, according to the data from ministry of road transport and highways.
Another tragedy which could have been avoided… May the little ones rest in peace and their parents find the strength to bear their losses…
