MP: 10 killed, 47 hurt as bus rams into truck

DN Bureau

Ten people, including an infant, were killed and 47 others injured when their bus rammed into a stationary truck in the district in the early hours on Monday.

Incident scene
Incident scene


Guna: Ten people, including an infant, were killed and 47 others injured when their bus rammed into a stationary truck in the district in the early hours today, a police official said.

The private bus was on its way to Ahmedabad in Gujarat from Banda in Uttar Pradesh when it hit the truck's rear side on a road near Ruthiyai town around 4.30 am, Guna Police Station in-charge Vivek Asthana said.

The truck was stranded on the road due to some technical problem, the police said.

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Seven persons, including the bus driver, died on the spot while three others succumbed to injuries in the district hospital, Asthana said.

The deceased included nine men and a one-and-a-half- year old girl.

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The injured persons were admitted in the district hospital where the condition of three of them was reported to be serious, he said.

A case was registered in connection with the mishap, the police added. (PTI)










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