Those Guilty In Sidhi Bus Accident Will Be Punished: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The tragedy took place on Tuesday morning near Patna village, 80km from the Sidhi district after a bus packed with passengers fell into a canal, killing 51 people PTI photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-18T20:59:22+05:30 Those Guilty In Sidhi Bus Accident Will Be Punished: Shivraj Singh Chouhan outlookindia.com 2021-02-18T21:03:32+05:30
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday asserted a strict punishment for those responsible in the Sidhi bus tragedy, which claimed 51 lives.
His remarks comes a day after Shivraj Singh Chouhan suspended four officials, including Regional Transport Officer (RTO) and three officials of the MP Road Development Corporation (MPRDC) in the wake of the unfortunate road mishap.
Updated Feb 18, 2021 | 10:02 IST
A bus heading from Sidhi to Satna fell into a canal that is part of the Bansagar dam project on Tuesday morning near Patna village. Madhya Pradesh bus accident | Photo Credit: PTI
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The death toll climbed to 51 with the recovery of four more bodies on Wednesday
On Wednesday, Chouhan met bereaved families of the deceased
Bhopal: In a stern action against those responsible for the tragic bus accident in Madhya Pradesh s Sidhi district that killed over 50 people, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday night suspended the Regional Transport Officer (RTO) of Sidhi district and three officials of the MP Road Development Corporation (MPRDC).
The bus was heading towards Satna from Sidhi district.
BHOPAL: At least 47 people were killed when a packed passenger bus veered off the road and plunged into a canal in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district on Tuesday morning. Most of the victims were found dead in their seats.
The suddenness of the crash left a slim window of survival only six passengers could get out alive. Four are reported missing. This is the worst road accident in MP in terms of toll. Twenty of those killed are women most of them were going to attend an auxiliary-nurse-midwife exam in Satna. The other victims were their companions, mostly brothers and fathers. Two children are among the dead.