NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – Many people are feared drowned, after a passenger bus, carrying at least 50 people skidded off the road and fell into a canal, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials said.
The accident took place near Patna village in Sidhi district, about 493 km east of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh.
According to officials, the bus, after plunging into the canal, submerged completely in the water.
Authorities rushed rescue teams to the spot, to carry out searches for the missing.
“We are being told this morning, a bus carrying 50 passengers fell into a canal here. So far five people swam to the banks safely, but the rest of the passengers are missing,” a police official said. “The rescue work is underway at the spot.”
Deadly road accidents are common in India, often caused by overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving.– NNN-PTI
