(MENAFN- QNA) At least nine people were killed Sunday and 18 others were injured when a bus went out of control and crashed in north-eastern India.
The bus was carrying 33 passengers when it crashed in the state of Assam, senior police official Arabinda Kalita said today. The driver allegedly lost control and hit the railing of a bridge before the bus fell down a ditch.
India has the highest number of traffic fatalities in the world. An average of 135,000 people die each year in related accidents, according to government data.
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