At least 21 people were killed and 20 others injured in a major road mishap in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand Wednesday morning, a senior police official said, Xinhua reported.
"The 21 dead and 20 injured were of a marriage party. The mishap happened when the bus in which they were traveling rammed into a tree in the state's Dhandbad district, after the driver of the speeding vehicle lost control while negotiating a road. All the passengers were coming from the neighborign state of West Bengal to attend a wedding," he said.
The injured have been admitted to a local hospital, the official said.
Road accident rate in India is among the highest in the world, with at least 100,000 killed each year on the road.
21 killed, 20 injured in road mishap in eastern India
At least 21 people were killed and 20 others injured in a major road mishap in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand Wednesday morning, a senior police official said.
