MP: Three killed, 24 injured as bus overturns in Narsinghpur
By PTI
NARSINGHPUR: Three individuals had been killed and 24 others injured, six of them critically, when the bus they had been travelling in overturned after hitting a highway divider in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh, police stated.
The accident occurred at Linga village shortly earlier than Thursday midnight, they stated.
“The bus was returning from a marriage event when it hit a road divider and overturned. Three persons, identified as Karthik Gurjar (16), Pahalwan Sarathe (60) and Udairam Thakur (55), died on the spot and their bodies were sent for post-mortem,” Kareli police station in-charge inspector Akhilesh Mishra advised PTI.
A complete of 24 passengers had been injured within the mishap, he stated, including that six critically injured had been admitted to the district hospital, whereas others who suffered minor accidents are being handled at Kareli Primary Health Centre, he stated.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the bus was being pushed on the improper facet of the highway, Mishra stated.
“After the incident, the driver fled from the spot, leaving behind the bus which was later impounded,” he stated.
A case below varied sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), together with rash driving, was registered towards the bus driver, he stated, including that the police have launched an operation to hint him.
NARSINGHPUR: Three individuals had been killed and 24 others injured, six of them critically, when the bus they had been travelling in overturned after hitting a highway divider in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh, police stated.
The accident occurred at Linga village shortly earlier than Thursday midnight, they stated.
“The bus was returning from a marriage event when it hit a road divider and overturned. Three persons, identified as Karthik Gurjar (16), Pahalwan Sarathe (60) and Udairam Thakur (55), died on the spot and their bodies were sent for post-mortem,” Kareli police station in-charge inspector Akhilesh Mishra advised PTI.
A complete of 24 passengers had been injured within the mishap, he stated, including that six critically injured had been admitted to the district hospital, whereas others who suffered minor accidents are being handled at Kareli Primary Health Centre, he stated.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the bus was being pushed on the improper facet of the highway, Mishra stated.
“After the incident, the driver fled from the spot, leaving behind the bus which was later impounded,” he stated.
A case below varied sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), together with rash driving, was registered towards the bus driver, he stated, including that the police have launched an operation to hint him.
