Bus Accident

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was deeply pained by the loss of lives due to a tragic accident in Odisha's Ganjam district and wished a speedy recovery for those injured.

The incident happened late on Saturday night when the private bus they were travelling in fell into a valley on the Ghat road near Bhakarpet while negotiating a steep curve, the police added

At least 14 wedding guests were killed when a bus fell into a gorge in the Danda area of Uttarakhand's Champawat district on Tuesday.

The bus with 40 passengers on board was heading to Jasidih in Deoghar district from Barharwa in Sahibganj district

At least 18 people were killed and 25 others injured in a passenger bus accident in the Sucua canton of the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago in southern Ecuador

A bus carrying Chinese and Pakistani construction workers in northwest Pakistan fell into a ravine, killing at least 13 people, including 9 Chinese nationals, officials said.

The accident took place in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district

Sources said that at least 50 passengers were travelling in the bus at the time of the incident which occurred around 8:30 AM

According to the police, there were 48 passengers on the bus.

The sleeper bus was going from Delhi to Motihari in Bihar when it hit the container truck from behind

Officer Abdul Wakil says the accident happened Sunday in the Chilas district, on the bus' route from Skardu to the city of Rawalpindi.

Twenty-nine people were killed and 18 injured after a state-run bus skidded off the Yamuna Expressway and fell into a large drain in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, officials said. The bus was going from Lucknow to Delhi and had at least 50 passengers on board, they said. "As per the district magistrate (of Agra) 29 persons have died. The bus fell into a 'nallah' (drain)," Additional Chief Secretary Information, Awanish Awasthi, said. The Uttar Pradesh Roadways will pay ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased, the officials said. "One sleeper coach passenger bus travelling from Lucknow to Delhi met with an accident on Yamuna Expressway (sic)," the Uttar Pradesh Police said on Twitter. The officials said the bus fell from a bridge and into an overflowing drain near Etmadpur.The gushing water is making it difficult to conduct rescue operations, they said. "DGP UP OP Singh has directed to carry out relief & rescue work in full swing and is supervising it personally. All .

The bus was on its way to Gada Gushaini from Kullu, Agnihotri said, adding that a rescue operation is on

The bus, carrying 31 passengers, crashed into a height barrier, which slashed the rear window, cut into the left side of the bus and killed passengers sitting on that side

Rescue operations are being carried out by the police and SDRF personnel

Police said efforts are underway to ascertain the identity of victims which include one woman and 16 men

Fatal road accidents are a serious problem in China, where traffic regulations are often flouted

Police said 56 passengers were on the bus, most of them were locals