12 dead, 30 injured in bus accident in Rajasthan, India

KATHMANDU: A bus accident in Rajasthan, India, has claimed the lives of 12 people and injured 30 others, with some of the injured in critical condition.

Police reported that the accident occurred on Tuesday when the bus collided with a culvert in the western Indian state of Rajasthan.

The incident took place in the Laxmangarh area of Sikar district, located 147 kilometers northwest of Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur.

According to police, the private bus was fully loaded with passengers and was traveling from Salasar to Nawalgarh when the crash happened.

Authorities have registered a case and ordered an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.