At least 37 people were killed and 18 others injured when a bus slid off a highway and into a ravine in northern India on Wednesday.
According to reports, the bus was traveling in the Dodo District within the mountainous Dodo District of the Jammu Division when it veered off the road. It fell 300 feet into a canyon.
The bus is shown on its side near a small hill in the video. The video shows dozens of people trying to help the survivors.
At least 37 people were killed and 18 others injured when a bus slid off a highway and into a ravine in northern India on Wednesday.
According to reports, the bus was traveling in the Dodo District within the mountainous Dodo District of the Jammu Division when it veered off the road. It fell 300 feet into a canyon.
The bus is shown on its side near a small hill in the video. The video shows dozens of people trying to help the survivors.
Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister, expressed his sorrow to X and announced financial compensation for the families of the victims.
Modi said: “The Doda bus crash is distressing.”
My heartfelt condolences to those who have suffered a loss. my prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.
According to BBC India’s road traffic safety is notoriously bad. BBC reports that more than 100,000 people are killed in road accidents every year. Bus operators ignore safety regulations, and they overpack their buses.
Most crashes are caused by reckless driving, poor road conditions, and old vehicles.
In one of India’s most tragic accidents in the past decade, a century-old bridge collapsed into a river last year. At least 132 people were killed.
BBC reported 25 deaths in another incident that occurred last summer when a wedding procession bus slid off the road and fell into a ravine.
In 2021, an overcrowded bus in central India drove off a bridge and into a river. At least forty people died.
