India: Cars collide head-on, 16 dead.

Police said all 16 people in the two jeeps were killed when they crashed into a truck on a highway in eastern India.

ABC News, citing Indian police, reported that the victims were in two jeeps returning home early this morning, February 11th, after attending a wedding in Sahapur, a village nearly 400km from Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state. Thirteen people died at the scene, and three others died later in the hospital.

The driver of the truck has now been arrested.

India has the highest number of fatal traffic accidents in the world, claiming over 110,000 lives each year. The majority of these accidents are due to reckless driving, poor road conditions, and outdated vehicles.

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