At least 13 people were charred to death while 14 others sustained severe burn injuries after a bus they were travelling in collided with a dumper in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on Wednesday night, an official said. The collision took place head-on with the dumper on the Guna-Aaron road, following which the injured were rushed to the Guna district hospital for treatment, the official added.
What did the police say?
"One more body was recovered from the accident site. It is probably of the driver of the dumper that collided with the bus," sub- divisional magistrate Dinesh Sanvle said.
The bus was en route to Aaron while the dumper was headed towards Guna when the accident occurred at around 9 pm, police said.
According to the SP, there were nearly 30 passengers in the bus when the unfortunate accident took place and four of them somehow managed to come out of the bus and went back home.
Guna collector Tarun Rathi said the administration is probing the incident.
Chief Minister reacts
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief on the incident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured ones. He also ordered a probe into the accident.
“The news of casualties among passengers due to massive fire in a bus going from Guna to Aaron is extremely sad. My condolences to the families of those who died untimely in this heart-wrenching accident. In this dire situation of grief, the state government stands with the affected families. I have ordered the administration to make arrangements for proper treatment of the injured passengers and also to investigate the accident, so that such accidents do not recur in future,” Yadav posted on X.
The Chief Minister said that he will visit Guna today.
"It is a sad incident. I am in constant contact with the Collector and SP. I am visiting Guna right now. I have ordered to carry out an investigation. We will find out how the accident took place and take strict actions against the people responsible for this..." he said.
The Chief Minister has ordered an investigation into the accident in Guna. and formed an investigation committee which will conduct the probe and submit report in three days.
(With PTI inputs)
