Madhya Pradesh: 15 dead, around 40 injured after bus collides with truck in Rewa

Rewa road mishap:  Around 15 people were killed and 40 others got brutally injured after a bus collided with a trolley in the Suhagi mountain area of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday (October 21), police said.

The accident took place between 10:30 pm to 11:00 pm when the bus was on its way to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.

All passengers on the bus are reportedly residents of Uttar Pradesh. Of the 40 injured, 20 are admitted to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj and one is said to be seriously injured.

"The bus was going from Hyderabad to Gorakhpur. All people on the bus are reportedly the residents of UP," said Rewa Superintendent of Police (SP) Navneet Bhasin.

"It seems that the trolley truck had an accident with the truck in front of it and when the driver applied brakes, the bus behind it rammed into it. Police administration and local people are here. Rescue operations were done. Injured have been sent to hospital," said Rewa Collector Manoj Pushp. 

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief over the Rewa bus-trolley truck collision. 

He spoke to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on phone this morning and apprised him of the incident. Mortal remains of passengers will be brought to Prayagraj by the MP government. 

The injured passengers have been sent to Prayagraj in 2 buses overnight, after getting treatment. Critically injured passengers are getting treated free of cost at MP's Rewa Medical College. Rewa district administration is ensuring all necessary arrangements, said MP CMO. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also reacted on the tragic incident. He extended his condolences over MP's Rewa bus-trolley truck collision

"Talks held with MP CM for treatment of injured & transporting mortal remains of deceased UP residents to the state. Rs 2 lakhs to be given to kin of deceased & Rs 50,000 to critically injured."

As per the information provided by PMO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000.

Further details are awaited in this regard.

(With ANI inputs) 

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