Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 16 (ANI): A bus carrying nearly 57 passengers fell into a canal in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi on Tuesday after the driver lost control and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked District Collector to extradite the rescue operation.
45 killed as bus plunges into canal in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district
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Last Updated: Feb 16, 2021, 07:11 PM IST
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A search operation involving State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and local authorities was still on at the site, the official said.
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A bus that fell into a canal is pulled out in Sidhi district, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.
At least 45 people, including 20 women, were killed when a packed bus skidded off the road and plunged into a canal in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district on Tuesday morning, a senior official said.
The accident took place near Patna village, around 80 km from the Sidhi district headquarters, when the ill-fated bus was on its way to Satna from Sidhi, he said.
, Feb 16 (IANS) 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.Chief Minister Shivraj .