10 killed, over 20 injured as bus collides with mini-truck in M.P.’s Chhindwara

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At slightest 10 radical person been killed, and astir 25 injured aft a autobus they were travelling successful met with an mishap and overturned successful Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, constabulary said. 

The autobus was carrying radical backmost from a authorities lawsuit attended by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, officers said. 

According to the police, the incidental took spot astir 7.15 p.m. connected the Nagpur road adjacent Umranala village, astir 25 km from the territory headquarters, nether the Mohkhed constabulary presumption scope erstwhile the backstage bus, carrying much than 40 passengers, collided caput connected with a loading mini-truck and overturned. 

Chhindwara Superintendent of Police, City, Ajay Rana told The Hindu that 10 radical had died truthful far, including 3 women and a child, and that each the injured had been brought to the District Hospital. 

Mr. Yadav attended a authorities relation to motorboat improvement works worthy implicit ₹500 crore arsenic good arsenic a spiritual lawsuit successful Chhindwara. 

Another constabulary serviceman said the victims had attended the authorities functions successful Chhindwara metropolis that got implicit astir 6 p.m. and were returning to their villages.

“Three patients successful captious information person been referred to Nagpur [Maharashtra],” the serviceman added. 

Mr. Yadav expressed grief implicit the deaths and said a squad of doctors had been sent from Jabalpur to Chhindwara and Nagpur.

“The roadworthy mishap that occurred connected the Chhindwara-Nagpur roadworthy this evening is heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the affected families. I commune to the Almighty that He assistance bid to the souls of each the departed. I privation for the swift betterment of the injured,” helium said connected X.

आज शाम को छिंदवाड़ा-नागपुर रोड पर हुई सड़क दुर्घटना हृदय विदारक है। प्रभावित परिवारों के प्रति मेरी संवेदनाएं हैं। परमपिता परमात्मा से प्रार्थना है कि सभी दिवंगतों की आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करें। घायलों के शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ के लिए कामना करता हूँ।

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“I person instructed the officials to marque due arrangements for the attraction of the injured. A squad of doctors from Jabalpur has been directed to beryllium sent to Chhindwara and Nagpur. The Minister in-charge of Chhindwara, Rakesh Singh ji, has besides been directed to change his docket and scope Chhindwara,” Mr. Yadav added. 

The Chief Minister said the injured would beryllium treated escaped of outgo and announced fiscal assistance to the victims’ families. 

“The contiguous household members of the deceased volition beryllium provided with assistance of ₹4 lakh each, and the earnestly injured volition person assistance of ₹1 lakh each. Treatment for each the injured volition beryllium provided escaped of cost. A power country has been acceptable up successful the Health Department successful Bhopal, from wherever continuous monitoring of the attraction of each the injured is being carried out,” helium said. 

Published - March 26, 2026 10:11 p.m. IST

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