Dhar, Madhya Pradesh: A total of 13 people died today when a Maharashtra government bus fell into the Narmada river. The bus was heading towards Pune from Indore, and in the midst it skipped off a slippery road and then fell into the Narmada river breaking the railing of a bridge in the Khalghat area of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on the Agra-Mumbai Highway.
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“The district administration team is present at the accident site. The bus has been removed. I am in constant touch with Khargone, Dhar district administration. Instructions have been given to make arrangements for proper treatment of the injured,” Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in a tweet, expressing grief over the loss of lives in the accident.
When the rescue operation continued, it is believed that roughly 20 passengers could have boarded the bus, The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been rushed to the spot, officials informed.
The bus, belonging to the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), has been retrieved amid heavy rainfall in the area, officials informed.
Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh spoke to CM of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde over the phone and discussed the search and rescue operations for the same.
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Our honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed his condolences after the accident.
“The bus tragedy in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh is saddening. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. Rescue work is underway and local authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affected,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted quoting PM Modi.
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