Madhya Pradesh: 15 dead, around 40 injured after bus collides with truck in Rewa
Rewa road accident: All passengers on the bus are reportedly residents of Uttar Pradesh.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Around 14 people were killed & 40 others got brutally injured in a road accident
- A bus collided with a trolley in the Suhagi mountain area of the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh
- The accident took place between 10:30 pm to 11:00 pm on Friday
Rewa road accident: Around 15 people were killed and 40 others got brutally injured when a bus collided with a trolley in the Suhagi mountain area of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday (October 21) night, police said.
जिला कलेक्टर, एसपी सहित वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों की उपस्थिति में हमने पूरी रात रेस्क्यू ऑपरेशन चलाया है। गंभीर रूप से घायल यात्रियों का रीवा मेडिकल कॉलेज में उपचार चल रहा है।
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— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) October 22, 2022
The accident took place between 10:30 pm to 11:00 pm when the bus was on its way to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.
All passengers on the bus are reportedly residents of Uttar Pradesh. Of the 40 injured, 20 are admitted to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and one is said to be seriously injured.
“The bus was going from Hyderabad to Gorakhpur. All people on the bus are reportedly the residents of UP,” said Rewa Superintendent of Police (SP) Navneet Bhasin.
“It seems that the trolley truck had an accident with the truck in front of it and when the driver applied brakes, the bus behind it rammed into it. Police administration and local people are here. Rescue operations were done. Injured have been sent to hospital,” said Rewa Collector Manoj Pushp.
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief over the Rewa bus-trolley truck collision.
He spoke to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on phone this morning and apprised him of the incident. The mortal remains of passengers will be brought to Prayagraj by the MP government.
The injured passengers have been sent to Prayagraj in 2 buses overnight, after getting treatment. Critically injured passengers are getting treated free of cost at MP’s Rewa Medical College. Rewa district administration is ensuring all necessary arrangements, said MP CMO.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also reacted to the tragic incident.
Further details are awaited in this regard.
(With ANI inputs)
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