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A pistillate was killed and much than 54 radical were injured aft a autobus of pilgrims overturned successful Madhya Pradesh’s Barwani territory connected Friday (October 31, 2025), constabulary said.
According to the police, the incidental took spot astir 9 a.m. successful Baigaur colony adjacent Khetia municipality aft the speeding autobus overturned, skidded connected the roadworthy and deed a divider.
Barwani Superintendent of Police (SP) Jagdish Dawar told The Hindu that the deceased was identified arsenic Suman Bai, 62, a nonmigratory of neighbouring Dhar district.
Mr. Dawar said that astir 35 radical person been sent to the territory infirmary for attraction and 2 person been referred to Indore successful captious condition. “Remaining passengers who suffered insignificant injuries received attraction astatine the Community Health Centre successful Khetia,” helium said.
The SP said that it was a privately hired autobus that was coming from Betma successful Indore and travelling to Prakasha successful Maharashtra.
“The pilgrims were doing Narmada stream parikrama and astir of them hail from Indore portion others from adjacent districts,” helium added.
Mr. Dawar said that a rescue cognition was launched by the section police, State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) and locals to bring retired the stranded passengers.
“Two radical were stuck nether the bus. Later, with the assistance of 2 cranes and a bulldozer machine, they were rescued safely,” helium added.
The SP said that portion the autobus operator fled the spot, an probe has been launched into the incidental to verify autobus documents, permissions and capacity.
