POLICE said yesterday at least 16 people were killed when a speeding tourist bus overturned after hitting a concrete road divider in northern India. Police officer Ajay Shanker Rai said another 17 people were injured in the accident yesterday near Mainpuri, a town in Uttar Pradesh state. The injured have been hospitalized, with three of them in critical condition. Rai said the bus overturned as the driver lost control at a sharp bend. The occupants were returning to their hometown of Farrukhabad after visiting Jaipur, a city known for forts, museums and gardens in western Rajasthan state. India has the world’s deadliest roads, with more than 110,000 people killed annually. (SD-Agencies) |