Two dead, over forty injured as marriage party s bus falls into gorge in Karnataka
They were on their way to Bangarahatti Gollarahatti hamlet to take part in a wedding reception of their relative when the incident occurred at around 8.30 pm.
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The private bus carrying a marriage party fell into a gorge while the driver negotiating a curve at Mekerahatti near Sira. (Photo |EPS) By Express News Service
TUMAKURU: In a ghastly mishap occurred on Sira-Bukkapatna state highway, at least two people died and over fourty got injured when a private bus carrying a marriage party fell into a gorge while the driver negotiating a curve at Mekerahatti near Sira on Thursday evening. The deceased were identified as Kittappa(46) and his wife Bhagyamma(40) of Shambhonahalli Gollarahatti hamlet near Tovinakere of Koratagere taluk.
The injured have been admitted to a hospital, said ASP Gajendra Singh Kanwar. On dead after bus overturned in Bamhani area of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh | Photo Credit: ANI
Mandla, Madhya Pradesh: At least one person died and more than 12 people were injured after the bus they were travelling in lost control and overturned in Bamhani area of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, said a senior police official. The injured have been admitted to a hospital, said ASP Gajendra Singh Kanwar.
The accident comes days after 51 people were killed in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh s Sidhi district. The efforts to trace three persons, who went missing after the bus plunged into a canal two days ago failed to yield any result on Thursday, an official said.
Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 17 (ANI): As many as 50 people have died after a bus carrying 57 passengers fell into the canal on Tuesday, said District Magistrate, Ravindra Kumar Choudhary.
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On Tuesday, bodies of 47 people were recovered after the packed private bus skidded off the road and plunged into a water-filled canal in Sidhi.
The rescue operations, which were halted late Tuesday night, resumed on Wednesday morning.
The death toll in the bus accident in Madhya Pradesh s Sidhi district has gone up to 51 with the recovery of four more bodies on Wednesday, officials said. The bus driver, who is believed to be responsible for the Sidhi accident, was arrested by the police directly from Satna stated DIG Anil Kushwaha.
On Tuesday, bodies of 47 people, including 20 women and two children, were recovered after the packed private bus skidded off the road and plunged into a water-filled canal in Sidhi. The rescue operations, which were halted late Tuesday night, resumed on Wednesday morning. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also left Bhopal to visit the accident spot in Sidhi.
Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 16 (ANI): As many as 39 bodies have been recovered from the Sidhi bus accident site, where a bus carrying around 54 passengers, fell into a canal, said Ravindra Kumar Choudhary, District Collector, on Tuesday.