New Delhi: In a tragic incident in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, at the very least 15 individuals died and greater than a dozen bought injured as bus ferrying staff of a non-public distillery firm have been on their manner dwelling after work on Tuesday night time. As per Zee information TV, the bus carrying over 40 passengers didn’t have headlights. Major investigations reveal that the bus veered off the street and plunged right into a 40-foot-deep ‘murum’ soil mine.
In accordance with Durg Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla, the incident unfolded round 8:30 pm close to Khapri village beneath Kumhari police station limits. Initially, 11 fatalities have been reported on the scene, with a further 4 people succumbing to their accidents within the hospital.
#WATCH | Raipur: Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Vijay Sharma reaches AIIMS to fulfill the victims of the Durg bus accident. pic.twitter.com/kGimNRghYN
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As quickly because the police bought alerted, a group reached the spot and launched a rescue operation, Metropolis Superintendent of Police (Chhavni space) Harish Patil knowledgeable.
The injured people have been promptly taken to a close-by hospital for pressing remedy, as depicted in visuals from the location illustrating the overturned bus and ongoing rescue endeavors.
#WATCH | Chhattisgarh: 11 individuals have been killed and several other others are injured after a bus filled with staff overturned in a mine in Durg. The method of evacuating the individuals trapped within the bus is underway. Additional particulars awaited: Police pic.twitter.com/0zfOphjhtI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, together with State Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, expressed condolences. They assured the general public that requisite measures have been undertaken to offer vital medical take care of the injured victims.
“The bus accident in Durg, Chhattisgarh is extraordinarily unhappy. My condolences to those that misplaced their family members on this. Together with this, I want for the speedy restoration of the injured. Below the supervision of the state authorities, the native administration is engaged in serving to the victims in each attainable manner,” wrote PM Modi in a publish on ‘X’.
छत्तीसगढ़ के दुर्ग में हुआ बस हादसा अत्यंत दुखद है। इसमें जिन्होंने अपने प्रियजनों को खोया है, उनके प्रति मेरी संवेदनाएं। इसके साथ ही मैं घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं। राज्य सरकार की निगरानी में स्थानीय प्रशासन पीड़ितों की हरसंभव मदद में जुटा है।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 9, 2024