印度南部一輛巴士翻車 事故遇難人數達50人

Fifty people were killed after a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skidded off a mountainous road and fell into a gorge in southern India last Tuesday.

上週二，一輛載着印度教朝聖者的巴士在印度南部的一條山路上打滑，掉進了一個峽谷，造成50人死亡。

The accident took place near Shanivarapet village of Jagtiyal district, about 176 kilometers north of Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana.

事故發生在賈格蒂亞爾地區沙尼瓦拉佩特村附近，這裏位於泰倫加納邦的海德拉巴北部約176公里。

"Today in a tragic road accident, a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation bus carrying 80 passengers fell into deep gorge here," local official B. Rajesham said.

當地官員B·拉賈薩姆表示：“在今天的一場悲慘的交通事故中，一輛載有80名乘客的泰倫加納邦路運輸公司的巴士掉進了這裏的深谷。”

Broken glass, slippers and luggage lay scattered next to lifeless bodies that were lined up at the scene, as locals pulled out survivors from the mangled vehicle.

破碎的玻璃、拖鞋和行李散落在現場排列着的死屍旁，當地人從殘破的車輛中救出生還者。

Officials said the victims were Hindu pilgrims who had visited Anjaneya Swamy temple in Kondagattu.

有關官員表示，遇難者是印度教朝聖者，他們剛參觀過孔達加圖的哈奴曼猴神廟。

"More than half of those killed were women, and there were at least three children," another local official G. Narendhar said.

另一名當地官員G·納倫達爾稱：“一半以上的遇害者是婦女，另外至少有三個孩子。”

The cause of accident was not immediately known. Broadcaster NDTV quoted witnesses as saying the driver was speeding and lost control of the vehicle.

事故原因尚不清楚。新德里電視臺援引目擊者的話稱，這名司機超速行駛，失去了對車輛的控制。