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Bus falls into gorge in MP; 5 school children dead
Five school-children were killed and 45 others were injured as a school-bus fell into a gorge near the tourist town of Mandu, 33 km from here, Sunday morning.
Dhar (MP): Five school-children were killed
and 45 others were injured as a school-bus fell into a gorge
near the tourist town of Mandu, 33 km from here, Sunday morning.
The mishap took place at 5.30 am. The bus was carrying students of Satyasiddhi Public School at Khachrod, who were heading to Mandu for a visit, sub-divisional magistrate Ravindra Choudhary said. The bus had left Khachrod, in Ujjain district, last night. Early this morning, driver lost control of the steering wheel near Aalam Ka Darwaja and the bus fell into the gorge. The injured have been rushed to the district hospital here, while eight of the children, who were in serious condition, were sent to Indore.
PTI
The mishap took place at 5.30 am. The bus was carrying students of Satyasiddhi Public School at Khachrod, who were heading to Mandu for a visit, sub-divisional magistrate Ravindra Choudhary said. The bus had left Khachrod, in Ujjain district, last night. Early this morning, driver lost control of the steering wheel near Aalam Ka Darwaja and the bus fell into the gorge. The injured have been rushed to the district hospital here, while eight of the children, who were in serious condition, were sent to Indore.
PTI