Following the collision, the driver fell from the bus and the passenger vehicle, without anyone behind the steering wheel, continued moving for some time and stopped after hitting a stack of bricks, the IG said.
Nine people died and several others were injured in four separate road accidents across Bihar's Aurangabad district. The incidents involved a bus-truck collision, a car-tractor crash, a car-auto-rickshaw collision, and a motorcycle-pickup vehicle accident, with investigations ongoing into the causes.
Nine people died and several others were injured in four separate road accidents across Bihar's Aurangabad district. The incidents involved a bus-truck collision, a car-tractor crash, a car-auto-rickshaw collision, and a motorcycle-pickup vehicle accident, with investigations ongoing into the causes.
Nine people died and several others were injured in four separate road accidents across Bihar's Aurangabad district. The incidents involved a bus-truck collision, a car-tractor crash, a car-auto-rickshaw collision, and a motorcycle-pickup vehicle accident, with investigations ongoing into the causes.
A head-on collision between a bus and a truck on National Highway 143 in Odisha's Sundergarh district resulted in the death of four people and injuries to over 20 others.
The bus was proceeding to Thiruvananthapuram from Bengaluru, while the lorry was coming from the opposite direction on the Coimbatore-Salem Highway when the mishap occurred in the early hours of Thursday.
Altogether 19 passengers died on the spot while two succumbed to their injuries on the way to hospital. The deceased included six women and five children.
The accident occurred near Nimgul village on Sunday night. The injured were admitted to a nearby hospital for medical aid, where six patients are said to be in critical condition.
The accident took place at Balijan near Dergaon this morning when the bus with 45 people on board collided with the goods vehicle, Golaghat Superintendent of Police Rajen Singh told PTI.
