At least 29 people were killed when a bus travelling at high speed skidded off the accident-prone Yamuna Expressway in Agra and plunged into a drain, apparently after the driver had dozed off, early on Monday morning.
The accident has prompted road safety campaigners to call for efforts to address engineering concerns dogging the highways of the country.
An 18-month-old baby was among the victims. The bus was ferrying 40 passengers, and local authorities have admitted 11 injured to a medical college and hospital in Agra.
The bus of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation was allegedly speeding at 150kmph. The speed limit of the heavy vehicles on the expressway is 60kmph.
