Six persons, including four women, were killed and 40 others injured after a bus collided with a roadside tree in Chhattisgarh’s Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) district on Thursday, police said.
The accident took place shortly after noon near Semarmathani turn when the bus, with 46 passengers, was heading towards Kelhari village from Manendragarh, Superintendent of Police Ratna Singh said.
I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones in this heart-wrenching incident.” An FIR will be lodged in connection with the accident and action will be taken against those found guilty after the investigation, she informed. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief over the accident and announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to each injured person. The accident took place shortly after noon near Semarmathani turn when the bus, with 46 passengers, was heading towards Kelhari village from Manendragarh, Superintendent of Police Ratna Singh said. “Six persons, including four women, died in the accident, while around 20 others, including the driver, sustained serious injuries. In a post on X, Sai said, “The untimely demise of 6 people in a horrific bus accident on the Manendragarh-Kelhari road is deeply distressing.
Twenty other passengers sustained minor wounds,” the SP said.
