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Seven dead, 18 hurt as bus falls into Madhya Pradesh's Raisen river

Chief Minister Kamal Nath expressed grief over the incident, and announced aid of Rs 4 lakh for the kin of each deceased

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At least seven persons, including a two-year-old child, were killed and 18 others were injured after a bus fell into a river in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district on Wednesday night.

The incident occurred around 1 am. The bus was travelling to Chatarpur from Indore with 45 passengers on board.

Soon after the accident, police along with senior officials and the district collector reached the spot to supervise the rescue operation.

5 BODIES FOUND

  • Five bodies were recovered in the night. The body of another person was recovered this morning, while one of the injured persons died during treatment in Bhopal. 
     
  • Chief Minister Kamal Nath expressed grief over the incident and announced aid of Rs 4 lakh for the kin of each deceased. 

Out of the 18 injured, seven of them have been admitted in Raisen while 11 have been referred to Bhopal as they are in a serious condition.

"The flow of the canal was very fast. The two-third part of the bus was submerged into water. We have recovered dead bodies. While those who were critically injured admitted to Bhopal hospital, others were rushed to a nearby hospital," Umashankar Bhargav, District Collector, told the media.

Bhargav also said that Rs 10,000 each will be given from Red Cross to those seriously injured while Rs 5,000 will be given to the others. An investigation is underway to probe the cause of the incident.

Chief Minister Kamal Nath expressed grief over the incident, and announced aid of Rs 4 lakh for the kin of each deceased.

The Chhattarpur-bound bus, which had started from Indore, fell into the Richhan river, about 40 km from the state capital Bhopal, around 1.30 am, said Superintendent of Police, Monika Shukla.

The river was in spate following continuous rains in the area, said another official. "Five bodies were recovered in the night. The body of another person was recovered on Thursday morning, while one of the injured persons died during treatment in Bhopal, taking the toll to seven," Shukla said.

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