Pune-bound bus falls into Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh, 13 bodies fished out

Madhya Pradesh Road accident : A major accident took place between Indore - Khargone in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday morning. The bus going from Indore to Pune fell into the Narmada river near Khalghat in Dhamnod at 10:45 am. There were 40 passengers including women and children in the bus. So far 13 bodies have been retrieved. The identity of the dead is yet to be ascertained.

It was told that the bus went out of control while overtaking a vehicle on the two-lane bridge in Khalghat. The driver lost his balance and the bus fell into the river breaking the railing. As soon as the information about the accident was received, people around including Khalghat reached the spot. NDRF teams from Indore and Dhar have reached the spot. This bridge is said to be old. The bus belongs to Maharashtra State Transport. Taking cognizance of the incident, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered the administration for rescue and relief work.

The accident happened 80 km from Indore

The accident happened on the Agra-Mumbai (AB Road) highway. This road connects Indore to Maharashtra. The place of occurrence is 80 kms from Indore. The Sanjay Setu bridge from which the bus fell is built on the border of two districts- Dhar and Khargone. Half of the bridge is at Khalghat (Dhar) and half at Khaltaka (Khargone). Collector and SP from Khargone have also reached the spot.