Baku – APA. The death toll from a bus that was in collision with a truck and plunged into a 120-metre (400ft) deep gorge in western India has risen to 27, APA reports the Guardian.
Police officer Raghunath Yadav says the driver lost control of the bus after ithe collision on Thursday near Malshej Ghat, a tourist spot about 100 miles north-east of Mumbai.
He initially reported 11 killed but the death toll has since risen to 27 as more bodies were pulled out. Yadav said 10 others were injured, seven of them in serious condition.
India has the world's deadliest roads, with more than 110,000 people killed each year. Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and ageing vehicles.
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