A tragic bus accident in India's northwestern Rajasthan state has claimed dozens of lives. The bus crashed on a bridge then fell into a dry river bed.

A bus full of students crashed this morning killing at least 26 with another 34 admitted to hospital.

The bus rammed into a vehicle parked on a bridge and then fell into the dry bed of the Morel River.

There were about 62 people, mainly students in the bus, at the time of the crash.

[Pratap, Injured Student]: Hindi male
"We were returning from the town. I don't know what happened but the bus ended up in the river."

Reckless driving, poorly maintained vehicles and bad roads, claim thousands of lives every year in India.