In a tragic incident, at least 15 people died when a bus met with an accident in Madhya Pradesh‘s Rewa district, about 530 km from the state capital Bhopal. The bus – which had dozens of people on board – was heading from Telangana’s Hyderabad to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh; dozens were injured.
In a series of tweets, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief over the accident and said details have also been shared with Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. “The rescue operation is in full swing,” he emphasized. In another post, he emphasized: “In this hour of grief, we stand with those who have lost their family members.”
Yogi Adityanath announced a compensation of ₹ 2 lakh for the family of those who died and ₹ 50 thousand for the injured. “My condolences to the affected families,” he tweeted in Hindi. All the people in the bus “are considered UP residents”, Navneet Bhasin, Superintendent of Police, Rewa, was quoted. “Of the 40 injured, 20 have been admitted to a hospital in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The bus was traveling from Hyderabad to Gorakhpur,” he said. Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr Narottam Mishra said the tragedy was “painful”.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted, “Saddened to learn of the road accident in Rewa, MP in which many lost their lives. Heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. May they remain strong in this difficult time. Prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.”It seems the trolley had an accident with a truck in front of it and when the driver braked, the bus behind hit it. Rescue operations were underway. The injured were taken to hospital,” Manoj Pushp, Collector of Rewa. , he said.
