At least 21 people have burned to death after a bus
fell into a ditch and caught fire in central India, police say.
Constable Vikram Singh, at the police control room in Panna
district, said the death toll from Monday’s crash may rise as police teams
cut into the wreckage of the charred bus.
Panna district is in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Singh said another 14 people had been injured, adding that
it was not clear how many passengers were travelling on the private bus.
He said the cause of the accident was also being
investigated.
Road accidents are common in India due to rash driving and
poor conditions of roads and vehicles.
Elsewhere in India, in Sangli district, nine people have
been killed and five others were injured in Monday evening’s fireworks factory
blast.
It is still not clear how the fire had started. Accidental
explosions are common at Indian fireworks factories.
In 2012, 34 people were killed and 30 others were injured as
a massive blaze at a fireworks factory in the southern Tamil Nadu state.
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