DEHRADUN (India), Oct 31 — At least 13 people have died and two others were seriously injured after a pick-up truck travelling in a remote and mountainous region in northern India plunged into a deep gorge today, officials said. The pick-up was taking 15 people from Bayla village to...
DEHRADUN , Oct 31 — At least 13 people have died and two others were seriously injured after a pick-up truck travelling in a remote and mountainous region in northern India plunged into a deep gorge today, officials said.
The pick-up was taking 15 people from Bayla village to Vikasnagar city in Uttarakhand state when it went off the road around 10:00am local time , Dehradun district’s Rural Superintendent of Police, Swatantra Kumar Singh, told AFP.A five-year-old child and another villager, whose age was not disclosed, were taken to hospital in a serious condition.About 150,000 people are killed each year in traffic accidents in India, according to the government.
Among the main factors contributing to the high number of fatalities are excessive speeding and people not using seatbelts or wearing crash helmets. — AFP
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