Senior administration official, Dilip Kumar said at least twenty-nine others were injured in the deadly accident late Tuesday in Madhya Pradesh state’s Sidhi district. Kumar said the victims were travelling to a wedding in Pamaria village when their mini-truck swerved off the Jogdaha bridge and fell into the Sone river bed.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan has announced aid of 200,000 rupees (about 3,044 dollars) each for the kin of the deceased and 50,000 rupees each to the injured. Tens of thousands of people are killed in road crashes in India every year.
The accidents are mostly blamed on bad roads and vehicles or negligent driving.
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