NEW DELHI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 persons died and around 15 others were injured after the bus they were travelling in fell into a nearly 50-feet-deep ditch in India's central state of Chhattisgarh late on Tuesday night, confirmed a local cop to Xinhua over phone on Wednesday.
The mishap occurred in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh. The victims were workers of a local distillery, who were returning home after completing their evening shift at their workplace.
The injured were admitted to a local hospital. There were around 40 people in the ill-fated bus when the mishap took place. Some of them escaped unhurt.
Morel hits tiebreaking HR off Díaz in 9th and Cubs top Mets 3
Singing 'Red Ballads' to Carry Forward Revolutionary Spirit
Inheriting Family's Virtues Through Reading
Immersive Studio Ghibli exhibition opens in Shanghai
Family Inherits Spirit of Lei Feng
Good Family Education Lifts Parents, Children out of Anxiety
Street Known for Good Family Values, Traditions
Sue Bird says joining ownership group of the Seattle Storm felt inevitable
A Surviving and Evolving Musical 'Aristocrat'