Satna, Madhya Pradesh:
Seven persons have died and 25 others injured when a private bus in which they were travelling fell into a valley from Charkhi mountain road in Madhya Pradesh today, police said.
The accident took place when the brakes of the bus failed and it fell 25-feet down from the mountain road killing seven people, Satna Superintendent of Police Sanjay Singh said.
The bus was on its way to Anooppur from Rewa when suddenly the brakes failed and it fell down from the Charkhi mountain road, he said.
Some of the deceased were identified as Rohini (35), Reoti (30), Drishti (4) and Ramdas Nigam (40), he said, adding the identity of remaining ones is yet to be ascertained.
The injured were admitted in Rewa and Bansagar hospitals where the condition of two is serious, the police officer said, adding that the toll may rise.
The district collector has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10,000 each to the kin of those killed and Rs 5,000 to the injured, he said, adding investigations are underway.