The driver and other staff of the bus fled the spot after the accident (Representational)
Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh:
At least 20 passengers, including three women and a nine-year old girl, were injured when a bus fell into a deep gorge of a dry river in the district early this morning, police said.
The private bus, carrying around 65 passengers, skidded off a bridge near Chandpura village around 4 am and fell into the 15-feet deep gorge of Jamni river, about 75 kms from the district headquarters, Prithvipur police station in-charge C L Parihar said.
The bus was en route Khargapur town of Tikamgarh from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh when its driver lost control over the wheels on the bridge, he said.
A seriously hurt passenger was referred to Jhansi for treatment while the other injured persons were given first aid at a primary health centre in Prithvipur town here and allowed to go home, Parihar said.
The driver and other staff of the bus fled the spot after the accident.
The private bus, carrying around 65 passengers, skidded off a bridge near Chandpura village around 4 am and fell into the 15-feet deep gorge of Jamni river, about 75 kms from the district headquarters, Prithvipur police station in-charge C L Parihar said.
The bus was en route Khargapur town of Tikamgarh from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh when its driver lost control over the wheels on the bridge, he said.
A seriously hurt passenger was referred to Jhansi for treatment while the other injured persons were given first aid at a primary health centre in Prithvipur town here and allowed to go home, Parihar said.
The driver and other staff of the bus fled the spot after the accident.
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