The bus with over 50 passengers was on way from Siddhi to Satna when it went out of control and fell into the canal in Rampur police station jurisdiction around 7.30 am.Stat
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.