23 Killed in Truck-Bus Collision in Northeast India

Twenty-three people were killed and others injured after a container truck collided with a bus in Assam, northeastern India, on Friday, Indian police announced.

The accident occurred on a highway near Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its population of endangered Indian rhinoceroses.

The police chief of the district where the park is located told Reuters that the initial death toll stood at 23, with seven injured people taken to hospital, and he warned that the number of fatalities could rise.

He added that the bus was traveling to a neighboring area with about 30 people on board, and noted that the truck driver was among the injured.