<p style="text-align: justify;">KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 49 people killed after a bus veered off the road and plunged in a canal in Madhya Pradesh state of India on Tuesday, local media reported.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Indian news agencies said that the incident took place in Sidhi district of the state on Tuesday morning.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Local officials said the bus was veered off a bridge and fell into the canal that left 49 passengers with 20 of them women and two children dead.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The vehicle fully drowned into water and local authorities have stopped the water flow in the canal to find missed bodies.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">According to Indian police figures, around 110,000 people die in car accidents every year in the country.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Bad road condition, usage of old transport vehicles and traffic violations are said to be the reason of high accidents in India.</p>
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