The bus broke the railing of a bridge on the (*10*) Highway No.3 (Agra-Mumbai highway), located shut to Dhar and Khargone borders, after which fell into the river
At least 12 passengers have been killed after the bus, belonging to MSRTC, fell into the Narmada river
The Maharashtra highway transport bus which met with an accident in Madhya Pradesh on Monday was greater than 10 years previous and its fitness certificate was about to expire in about 10 days, RTO officials mentioned.At least 12 passengers have been killed after the bus, belonging to the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), fell into the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Monday, a senior MP authorities official mentioned.The bus broke the railing of a bridge on the (*10*) Highway No.3 (Agra-Mumbai highway), located shut to Dhar and Khargone borders, after which fell into the river, he mentioned.
The bus left from MP’s Indore metropolis within the morning and was heading to Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, MSRTC officials mentioned.
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The bus was registered with the Nagpur rural Regional Transport Office on June 12, 2012 and its certificate, which means that the automobile is roadworthy, was about to expire on July 27, 2022, a senior RTO official mentioned.
Its Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate and insurance coverage have been legitimate, he mentioned.
The MSRTC knowledgeable that Chandrakant Eknath Patil was driving the bus and Prakash Shravan Chaudhary was the conductor.
The bus departed from Indore in Madhya Pradesh at round 7.30 am and was on its method to Amalner in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra when it met with the accident on a bridge over the river between Khalghat and Thigari in Madhya Pradesh, in accordance to MSRTC’s public relations division.
The MSRTC has additionally arrange a helpline for residents and so they can dial 022-23023940 to get details about the accident.
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