At least thirty dead after bus accident in India

May 30, 2010 A bus accident in southern India has left at least thirty people dead &mdash; including about ten children &mdash; and thirty more injured, according to reports. The incident occurred before dawn in the town of in the Karnataka state. The vehicle, en route to Bangalore, about 200 kilometres from the scene of the accident, drove into a police barricade and flipped over, causing the fuel tank to explode and burn the passengers.

The news service reports that the driver was among the dead. Senior police officer Labhu Ram also noted that three of those hurt were in serious condition.

Indian police sometimes set up barricades along roads to perform checks; however, some are not clearly marked and not easily discernible in darkness.