18 workers killed in India road crash

At least 18 migrant workers have died after a truck crashed into their bus in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Some of the workers were still in the bus while others were sleeping next to it when the accident happened in the early hours of Wednesday.

Most of the passengers were returning home to the eastern state of Bihar after working in the states of Punjab or Haryana.

At least 19 others were injured in the accident in Uttar Pradesh state, a senior police officer told reporters.

Rescue workers retrieved some of the bodies from under the mangled double-decker bus.