Madhya Pradesh: Death toll rises to 9 in Maihar bus accident

Maihar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): The death toll rose to nine on Sunday in the bus accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Maihar district.

In a post on X, Chief Minister Mohan Kumar Yadav said that one of the injured persons in the accident is in a critical situation. He also wished for a speedy recovery of the injured.

“In this horrific road accident, 9 passengers have been confirmed dead, while one is in a very critical condition. Most of the passengers are from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. I pray to Almighty God that all the injured get quick recovery,” CM Yadav said.

The accident took place on Saturday night when a bus going from Prayagraj to Nagpur collided with a parked dumper in Maihar. At least 17 people who were injured in the accident are currently admitted to different hospitals in the state.

“In this accident, 17-20 injured people have been admitted to different hospitals. The bus was going from Prayagraj to Nagpur. The accident occurred when the bus collided with a dumper parked on the roadside,” Maihar SP Sudhir Agarwal said earlier.