The Express Tribune, New Delhi :
At least 18 people were killed when a truck packed with labourers overturned on a winding highway in western India on Tuesday, police said. 30 dead, mostly children, as India school bus plunges off cliff.
The truck hit a roadside barrier outside Khandala, a hill resort and popular tourist destination 80 kilometres (50 miles) inland from Mumbai.
“The truck was definitely speeding and flipped over two, three times and crashed into a highway barrier. We have recovered 18 bodies so far,” Padmakar Ghanwat, a Khandala police inspector, told AFP.
Another 15 people were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
The deadly crash came just a day after 30 people, including 27 children, were killed when a school bus plunged into a ravine in the Himalayan foothills.
At least 18 people were killed when a truck packed with labourers overturned on a winding highway in western India on Tuesday, police said. 30 dead, mostly children, as India school bus plunges off cliff.
The truck hit a roadside barrier outside Khandala, a hill resort and popular tourist destination 80 kilometres (50 miles) inland from Mumbai.
“The truck was definitely speeding and flipped over two, three times and crashed into a highway barrier. We have recovered 18 bodies so far,” Padmakar Ghanwat, a Khandala police inspector, told AFP.
Another 15 people were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
The deadly crash came just a day after 30 people, including 27 children, were killed when a school bus plunged into a ravine in the Himalayan foothills.
