At least 24 killed in bus and lorry crash in India
Authorities say three children are among the victims; eleven people were injured.
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At least 24 people were killed in a collision between a bus and a lorry in the Indian state of Assam on Friday. Authorities said eleven others were injured; police are investigating the cause of the crash.
The collision occurred on a motorway near Kaziranga National Park, about 225 kilometres east of the state capital Dispur. Associated Press reported this, citing authorities. Kaziranga is a protected nature reserve known for its one-horned rhinoceroses.
Children and the bus driver are among the dead, according to officials. Authorities initially reported that at least 24 people had died and eleven had been injured. The death toll can still change after serious accidents; no new official tally was available in the source consulted.
Assam state minister Atul Bora called the crash one of the worst in the history of Assam. Police are still investigating how the collision occurred. According to Bora, witnesses reportedly said the bus was travelling too fast, but the cause has not yet been established.
The chief minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, also responded publicly to the crash and said he was deeply shocked. Such political reactions confirm that the crash is regarded as a major disaster at state level, but say nothing about ultimate responsibility.
The news comes from a part of India where long bus journeys and heavy lorry traffic converge on regional motorways. AP cites poor driving, inadequate maintenance and ageing vehicles as important general factors in road deaths in India. That context does not automatically explain this specific crash; the police investigation must be awaited.
For Dutch readers, the scale of the crash is particularly relevant: it involves a large number of victims in a single traffic incident. There is no indication that Dutch nationals were involved. Nor has it been reported that the crash has affected international traffic or the nature reserve itself.
The available information remains limited for now to the initial statements by authorities and AP's reporting. The names of the victims and a definitive account of what happened have not been published. New information could therefore still change the death toll, the number of injured and the cause.
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The core facts are based on current AP reporting citing authorities. The possible speed of the bus has explicitly been presented as an unconfirmed witness statement; no second independent current source was available.
- confirmed At least 24 people were killed in the collision and eleven people were injured. — AP reports these figures, citing authorities. source
- confirmed The crash occurred near Kaziranga National Park in Assam. — AP names the location and the distance from Dispur. source
- confirmed Children and the bus driver are among the dead. — AP attributes this to officials. source
- confirmed Police are investigating the cause of the collision. — AP reports that police are conducting an investigation. source
Editor's note
The current source reports 24 deaths and eleven injuries. A second independent open source confirming the same new event could not be reliably verified within the search budget; details have therefore been kept limited.Sources
- Bus and truck collision in India's Assam state kills at least 24 people — Associated Press
- Bus and truck collision in India's Assam state kills at least 24 people — Associated Press, geactualiseerde berichtgeving
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