At least 46 people killed in Indian bus crash

At least 46 people were killed when a bus veered off the road into a ditch on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Calcutta…

At least 46 people were killed when a bus veered off the road into a ditch on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Calcutta this morning.

The crash occurred on the Basanti highway, just outside the capital of the state of West Bengal.

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