21 killed,17 injured in India bus crash

NEW DELHI<

At least 21people were dead and 17 injured
Wednesday when a bus collided with a truck
at high speed in central India,

The accident occurred when the bus carrying
38 passengers collided head on with a truck
on the Khandwa-Indore road,in the central
India state of Madya Pradesh ,the Pess Trust
of India news agency reported ,quoting police,

Both vehicles were moving at high speed,PTI
 reported ,adding that the  injured were rushed
to hospital,

Deadly traffic accidents are common in India
with more than 200,000 fatalities annually,
according to the World Health Organisation,

Transport analysts attribute the huge number
accidents to poor roads,badly maintained
vehicles and reckless driving,
Afp