Collision leaves at least 30 dead in western India

A petrol tanker, lorry and bus collided today in western India, sparking a blaze that engulfed all three vehicles and killed at least 30 people, an official said.

The accident occurred on a highway about 40 miles south of Ahmadabad, the capital of Gujarat state, when a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas hit a truck head-on, igniting the fire, said fire brigade official Kalpesh Brahmbhatt.