BHOPAL: At least twenty two people have been killed and more than 20 others sustained injuries after a private bus fell from a bridge on a dry river bed in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district on Tuesday.
The ill-fated vehicle was carrying around 50 passengers when it met with the accident. While twenty two people were killed in the accident, the injured were admitted to the district hospital in Khargone, MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra said, adding that a magisterial probe has been ordered into the incident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the road accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of those killed in the accident. The seriously injured persons will be given Rs 50,000 and those who received minor injuries will be given Rs 25,000.
