• Tragedy strikes Chhattisgarh as 12 lives lost in a bus accident in Durg

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    Tragedy strikes Chhattisgarh as 12 lives lost in a bus accident in Durg
    PM Narendra Modi conveyed his sorrow and offered condolences for the deceased.......


    Digital desk: A bus carrying workers crashed into a ditch in Durg at 8:30 PM on Tuesday, 12 people died within seconds and 14 others suffered critical injuries, according to Durg Collector Richa Prakash Choudhary.

    In the Durg district's Kumhari area, a bus flipped over and crashed into a ditch, killing at least 12 passengers and injuring 14, according to an official.

    Durg collector Choudhury said, "The bus carrying labourers of the Kedia Distillery fell into a ditch near Kumhari around 8:30 PM, resulting in the deaths of approximately 12 individuals while 14 others were injured and admitted to a hospital."

    PM Narendra Modi conveyed his sorrow and offered condolences for the deceased. PM Modi said on his X post, "Taking to his official X handle, PM Modi posted, “The bus accident in Durg, Chhattisgarh, is extremely sad. My condolences to those who lost their loved ones in this. Along with this, I wish for the speedy recovery of the injured. Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is engaged in helping the victims in every possible way."

    President Droupadi Murmu also took to X and wrote, “The news of many people getting killed in a bus accident in Durg district of Chhattisgarh is very sad. My deepest condolences to all the bereaved families! I wish for the speedy recovery of the injured."

    Meanwhile, expressing grief over the incident, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai took to his official X handle and posted, “I was saddened by the news of a bus, packed with employees of a private firm, meeting with an accident near Kumhari in Durg."

    The tweet also added, "I also received news that 11 of the employees sadly perished in the accident."

    “I pray to the Almighty to bring peace to the departed souls and strength to the bereaved families. Adequate arrangements have been made for the treatment of the injured employees. I wish them a speedy recovery."

    After seeing the bus accident victims, Vijay Sharma, the deputy chief minister of Chhattisgarh, called the incident "unfortunate." Sharma said, "Whatever happened is unfortunate. All of them were labourers of the Kedia Distillery and were leaving on a bus when the accident took place. On both sides of the road, there are 20-foot-deep ditches... they have been leaving at this hour for around 20 years now but today the bus slipped and fell in the ditch. One patient also said that the headlights of the bus were not switched on which caused the accident."