Bus with migrant workers collides with van in India; 17 dead
Police say a bus carrying migrant workers after the lifting of coronavirus restrictions hit a delivery van on a highway in northern India, killing at least 17 people
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Your support makes all the difference.A bus carrying migrant workers after the lifting of coronavirus restrictions hit a delivery van on a highway in northern India, killing at least 17 people and injuring 18, police said Wednesday.
The bus overturned after colliding with the van coming from the opposite direction on Tuesday night near Kanpur a city 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Lucknow the Uttar Pradesh state capital, said police officer Mohit Agarwal.
The migrant workers were heading to Ahmedabad a city in western Gujarat state, to resume work with industries reopening after the lifting of lockdown restrictions.
The van was transporting workers home from a biscuits manufacturing unit and most of the dead were among them, Agarwal said.
Sixteen people were killed on the spot and one died in a hospital, where the injured were being treated, he said.
“The passengers complained that the bus driver was going very fast,” Agarwal said.
More than 110,000 people are killed every year in road accidents across India, according to police. Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and aging vehicles.