At least 16 people were killed and 26 others injured on Wednesday after a bus collided with a truck laden with cooking gas cylinders in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, officials said, Report informs, citing Xinhua.
The accident took place on Govindpur-Sahibganj highway in Paderkola village in Pakur district, about 351 km northeast of Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand.
Preliminary investigations revealed that careless driving and poor visibility caused by the dense fog in the area might be the causes of the mishap. ■