51 Dead As Bus Falls Into Canal In Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Accident: The state government cancelled a key event in view of the accident, which was to be virtually attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Updated: February 17, 2021 11:27 pm IST
Sidhi Accident: A bus fell off a bridge into a canal in Sidhi district.
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Over 50 passengers were on board when driver lost control of vehicle Bus accident in MP s Sidhi is horrific, Prime Minister s office tweeted
Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh:
At least 51 people have died in Madhya Pradesh s Sidhi district, about 560 km from state capital Bhopal, after a bus fell off a bridge into a canal this morning.
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39 dead after bus falls into canal in MP s Sidhi, PM announces Rs 2 lakh compenation for victims kin
A bus carrying 54 people from Sidhi to Satna fell into a canal in Madhya Pradesh s Sidhi district on Tuesday morning as the driver lost control. Madhya Pradesh: Bus carrying 54 passengers slides into canal in Sidhi district. (Image: ANI)
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Updated: Feb 16, 2021, 04:34 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for kin of those who have lost their lives in the Sidhi bus accident on Tuesday. PM Narendra Modi has approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from Prime Minister`s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the bus accident in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. Rs 50,000 would be given to those seriously injured, Prime Minister s Office tweeted on Tuesday.
According to eye witnesses, the bus has sank in the canal and not visible now. It is feared that the bus was swept away in the water current. At least seven persons swam to the banks of the canal while others are missing, they said. Further details are awaited.
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