EDIS Number: VI-20150330-47544-IND
Date / time: 30/03/2015 03:05:13 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Asia
Country: India
State/County: State of Jharkhand
Location: Garhwa
Number of Deads: 10 person(s)
Number of Injured: 20 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Moderate
Description:
Ten people have been killed and 20 injured after a bus they were travelling in overturned in Jharkhand's Garhwa District. The accident occurred around 3 am this morning. Those injured in the accident are presently undergoing treatment at Garhwa's Civil Hospital. Initial reports suggest the driver lost control of the bus, after which it overturned and fell into a ditch. It was a private bus travelling from Chhattisgarh's Raipur to Patna. The number of dead in the accident is expected to rise, say authorities.
