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In yet another tragic incident at least 15 people have been killed and 25 left injured after a private passenger bus fell from a bridge in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dharam Veer Singh said.
state Home Minister Narottam Mishra told PTI , The incident took place at 8.40 am. The bus fell from the bridge on a dry bed of the Borad river near Dongargaon village, he said.
“Fifteen people were killed and nearly 20-25 others were injured in the accident,” the minister told reporters.
The injured persons were admitted to the district hospital in Khargone, he said. The police were conducting a probe into the incident, he added.
The incident occurred at Dongargaon bridge near the Dasanga area under the Oon police station in the district on Tuesday morning.
As per ANI report, Madhya Pradesh government has announced immediate financial assistance of ₹4 lakhs each to the families of the deceased. Furthermore, people who are seriously injured will get ₹50,000 each while the one with minor injures will be given ₹25,000 each.
