In a tragic incident, around 15 people were killed and 40 others got severely injured when a bus collided with a trolley in the Suhagi mountain area of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday night, 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.
“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.
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.
