Many killed as bus collides with truck in India

A bus collided with a truck on a highway in central India, killing at least 15 people. At least 40 other people were injured in the accident, which occurred in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh state.

According to the police, the bus was carrying at least 60 passengers when it rammed into a stationary truck that had just collided with another truck on the highway.

The injured were taken to a hospital for treatment.India has some of the highest road death rates in the world, with hundreds of thousands of people killed and injured annually.Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and aging vehicles.