Bus overturns in Bastar, carrying more than 90 passengers
Bus overturns in Bastar
Bastar | Correspondent: More than five passengers severely injured in a tragic incident involving a bus carrying more than 90 passengers enroute from Jagdalpur to Raipur on Satureday evening.
The incident took place on National Highway-30 in Bastar while the driver was trying to overtake.
Currently there is no case of fatality, however injured people have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
Bastar's Additional SP Maheshwar Nag told media, A private bus travelling from Jagdalpur to the Capital city lost its control and overturned off road near Bhanpuri.
After getting the information, police informed the ambulance service and quickly reached the spot. All the passengers were safely pulled out of the bus.
Some of the seriously injured were taken to Dimrapal Hospital in Jagdalpur, while others are being treated at the Bhanpuri Health Center.
The officer said that, luckily, no one died in the accident.
The initial investigation suggests that the bus was being driven at a very high speed.
The driver lost control while trying to overtake another vehicle, which led to the accident.
Right now, the remaining passengers are being sent back to Jagdalpur, and the Bhanpuri police are investigating the case.
