NEW DELHI, June 28 (Xinhua) -- As many as 48 people have been injured in a head-on collision between two buses in the western Indian state of Maharashtra Thursday, police said.
The accident occurred at Karle Khinde on the busy Alibaug-Wadkhal Road near Alibaug town in the state's Raigad district, barely 100 km from capital Mumbai.
"The two buses, one a state-run bus and the other a private one coming from the opposite direction, crashed into each other in heavy rains," a police official said.
Some 48 people sustained injuries in the accident and have been admitted to a government hospital, the official said, adding that the victims were occupants of both the buses.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the private bus driver could not spot the other vehicle due to heavy rains, the official said.
"A probe has been ordered into the incident," he added.
India has the highest number of road fatalities in the world. Road accidents occur mostly due to poor driving or badly maintained roads and vehicles.
