MP bus tragedy death toll rises to 54, five-day-long rescue operations end
A bus carrying 61 people, including the driver, had plunged into the canal near Patna village, some 80 kilometres from the district headquarters, while coming from Satna.
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NDRF team carries out rescue operation after an overcrowded bus plunged into a canal in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. (Photo| PTI) By PTI
SIDHI: The death toll in the February 16 bus accident in Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh touched 54 after the body of the last missing person was retrieved from a canal on Saturday, leading to the search operation being called off, officials said.
Updated Feb 18, 2021 | 10:02 IST
A bus heading from Sidhi to Satna fell into a canal that is part of the Bansagar dam project on Tuesday morning near Patna village. Madhya Pradesh bus accident | Photo Credit: PTI
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The death toll climbed to 51 with the recovery of four more bodies on Wednesday
On Wednesday, Chouhan met bereaved families of the deceased
Bhopal: In a stern action against those responsible for the tragic bus accident in Madhya Pradesh s Sidhi district that killed over 50 people, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday night suspended the Regional Transport Officer (RTO) of Sidhi district and three officials of the MP Road Development Corporation (MPRDC).
Shivrani Lonia, along with her brother Lavkush, saved the lives of two passengers travelling in the ill-fated bus that fell into a canal in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh.
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.