This Article is From Dec 15, 2015

Bus Plunges Into River; 15 Dead In Madhya Pradesh

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Bus fell into a river from a bridge in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.

Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh: At least 15 passengers were killed and 25 others injured today when the bus in which they were travelling fell into a river from a bridge in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.

The mishap took place this morning when the private bus was on its way to Parasia from Indore, Sohagpur Police Station in-charge, Siddharth Singh told PTI.

The bus was crossing a river bridge near Longabanjari village about 7 kms away from Sohagpur when the incident happened.

Rescue operations were underway and so far 15 bodies have been recovered, he said, adding the number of casualties may further increase.

The deceased have not been identified yet.
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