World | India
Road crash kills 21 in India
Surajit Kar Purakayastha, inspector-general of police, says most of the victims were in a bus that collided head-on with a tractor-driven carriage on the outskirts of Kolkata
- AP
- Published: 11:11 December 14, 2009
Kolkata: Police say at least 21 people have died in a road crash in eastern India.
Surajit Kar Purakayastha, inspector-general of police, says most of the victims were in a bus that collided head-on with a tractor-driven carriage on the outskirts of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state, on Sunday.
Some people might have been traveling in the tractor-driven carriage as well, he said.
Rescuers used gas cutters to open the mangled frame of the bus to remove the bodies.
Overloading in aging vehicles and reckless driving on bad roads often lead to accidents in India.
News Editor's choice
-
Credit profiles in six months
Credit profiles for individuals, firms to be made available to creditors in six months
-
Uncertainty ahead of UP vote
Seven-phase polling begins today in the testing ground for national parties
-
Go shopping with Nol cards soon
RTA in talks with top grocery and supermarket chains on new feature
