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The bus was heading towards Satna from Sidhi district.
BHOPAL: At least 47 people were killed when a packed passenger bus veered off the road and plunged into a canal in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district on Tuesday morning. Most of the victims were found dead in their seats.
The suddenness of the crash left a slim window of survival only six passengers could get out alive. Four are reported missing. This is the worst road accident in MP in terms of toll. Twenty of those killed are women most of them were going to attend an auxiliary-nurse-midwife exam in Satna. The other victims were their companions, mostly brothers and fathers. Two children are among the dead.
MP bus tragedy: Driver claims he heard strange sound before vehicle fell into canal
Prima facie, the bus driver was at fault, said deputy transport commissioner AK Singh, who is in Sidhi to probe the mishap
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NDRF team carries out a rescue operation after an overcrowded bus plunged into a canal, in Sidhi. (Photo | ANI)
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BHOPAL: A day has passed since an overcrowded private bus fell into a canal in Madhya Pradesh s Sidhi district killing at least 51 people. However, what caused the tragedy still remains a mystery.
While the primary probe suggests that the bus driver could prima facie be responsible for it, the bus driver arrested from the Satna district claims there was an abnormal sound in the bus, after which it automatically sped into the canal.
Madhya Pradesh bus mishap: 47 bodies recovered
An overcrowded bus lost control in Madhya Pradesh s Sidhi district on Tuesday and fell into a canal.
| 17 Feb 2021 3:50 AM GMT
SIDHI (Madha Pradesh): An overcrowded bus lost control in Madhya Pradesh s Sidhi district on Tuesday and fell into a canal. Bodies of 47 victims of the tragedy have been recovered so far. Rescue and relief efforts are still on. (IANS)
At least 35 people, including seven women, died while 20 others went missing after a bus fell off a bridge into a canal near Patna village in Sidhi district