At least 14 dead in bus accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway

A speeding bus rammed into a truck in northern India, killing at least 14 people and injuring 35 others, police said yesterday.

Police officer Rajesh Kumar said the crash occurred on an expressway in Uttar Pradesh state late on Wednesday.

Another police officer, Rajesh Singh, said 10 people were dead at the scene and four died of their injuries in the hospital. The officer said the impact badly damaged the front of the bus.

Deadly bus accidents are common in India. Around 150,000 people die every year on India’s roads, often because of reckless driving, badly maintained roads and vehicles overcrowded with passengers.