By RIA Novosti,
New Delhi : At least 20 people returning home from wedding reception were killed in eastern India after a Jeep carrying them fell into a roadside canal on Tuesday, local media reported.
The accident occurred in Patna, the capital of the state of Bihar, when the bride’s guests, including ten women and nine children, were returning home.
“It was raining heavily and the driver lost control of the vehicle, which then plunged into the ditch,” the Times of India said, citing a police officer.
Fatal road accidents, caused by poor road conditions, ageing vehicles and reckless driving, are common in India.
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