New Delhi: In a tragic incident in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, at the very least 15 folks died and greater than a dozen acquired injured as bus ferrying staff of a personal distillery firm have been on their manner dwelling after work on Tuesday evening. As per Zee information TV, the bus carrying over 40 passengers didn’t have headlights. Primary investigations reveal that the bus veered off the street and plunged right into a 40-foot-deep ‘murum’ soil mine.
According to Durg Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla, the incident unfolded round 8:30 pm close to Khapri village below Kumhari police station limits. Initially, 11 fatalities have been reported on the scene, with an extra 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
— ANI (@ANI) April 9, 2024
As quickly because the police acquired alerted, a staff reached the spot and launched a rescue operation, City Superintendent of Police (Chhavni space) Harish Patil knowledgeable.
The injured people have been promptly taken to a close-by hospital for pressing therapy, as depicted in visuals from the positioning illustrating the overturned bus and ongoing rescue endeavors.
#WATCH | Chhattisgarh: 11 folks have been killed and a number of other others are injured after a bus stuffed with staff overturned in a mine in Durg. The strategy of evacuating the folks trapped within the bus is underway. Further particulars awaited: Police pic.twitter.com/0zfOphjhtI
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) April 9, 2024
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 supply vital medical take care of the injured victims.
“The bus accident in Durg, Chhattisgarh is extremely sad. My condolences to those who lost their loved ones in this. Along with this, I wish for the speedy recovery of the injured. Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is engaged in helping the victims in every possible way,” wrote PM Modi in a put up 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
