NEW DELHI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least six persons, including two women and a girl, were killed and 25 others were injured when the bus they were travelling in hit a roadside tree in India's central state of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, local police confirmed.
The accident reportedly occurred under the limits of Kelhari police station in the Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) district, while the bus was moving from Manendragarh area to Kelhari town at a very high speed.
There were more than 30 passengers on the bus when it met with the accident, added the police.
According to the police, the bus driver suddenly lost control over the vehicle, resulting in the mishap.
The death toll was feared to rise as over 15 people were critically injured. ■