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MP: 15 Killed, 25 Injured After Bus Falls Off Bridge In Khargone, PM Announces Financial Assistance

At least 15 people were killed and over 25 were injured after a bus en route to Indore fell off a bridge in the Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The incident took place at 8.40 am. The bus fell from the bridge on a dry bed of the Borad river near Dongargaon village, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said.

“Fifteen people were killed and nearly 20-25 others were injured in the accident,” the minister told reporters. The injured persons were admitted to the district hospital in Khargone, he said.

The police were conducting a probe into the incident, he added.

CM Shivraj announces ex-grata for next to kin

While expressing his condolences, the MP Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced Rs 4 Lakh will be given to the kin of the deceased, Rs. 50 thousand to the seriously injured, and Rs. 25 thousand to the minor injured.

Proper treatment of the injured in the accident will be arranged by the Madhya Pradesh government, he added.

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PM Modi takes to Twitter

“An ex-gratia of ₹ 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased in the bus accident in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The injured would be given ₹ 50,000,” the PMO’s office tweeted.

A probe is underway to determine the cause of the accident, the police said.

Alina Khan

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