Horrific road accident in Maihar: Many passengers died, more than 25 injured, bus going from Prayagraj to Nagpur collided with a parked Hiva, rescue operation continues to remove bodies trapped in the bus. Bus rams into parked highway, 9 people killed: Accident in Maihar, around 25 injured; Passengers were evacuated by cutting the bus with JCB and gas cutter – Satna News

Sep 28, 2024 Divya Bharat

The work of evacuating the passengers trapped in the bus was done with the help of JCB.

Late Saturday night in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, a passenger bus collided with a highway parked on the roadside. 9 people including a four year old child died in this accident. While about 25 people were injured. Of these, 10 were taken to Amarpatan, 5 to Maihar Civil Hospital, while 5 were seriously injured.

The accident happened on National Highway No. 30 in Nadan Dehat police station area at around 10.30 pm on Saturday night. It is being told that the sleeper coach bus (UP 72 A T4952) of Abha Travels was going from Prayagraj to Nagpur via Rewa. The bus was at high speed. Then it collided with a highway (CG 04 NB 6786) standing on the roadside near Chaurasia Dhaba.

On receiving information about the accident, Nadan and Maihar police along with SDM Maihar Vikas Singh, Tehsildar Jitendra Patel and Maihar SP Sudhir Kumar Aggarwal reached the spot and started rescue.

With the help of JCB and gas cutter, stranded passengers were rescued by cutting the bus.

There was an outcry on the spot after the accident. The collision was so strong that the bus was completely crushed, due to which many passengers got trapped inside the bus. Help of JCB also had to be taken in rescue. Also, the trapped passengers were taken out by cutting the door of the bus with a gas cutter. The rescue work was completed at around 2 o’clock in the night.

See the pictures of the accident..

After the accident, along with the police-administration, the people present on the spot also got involved in the rescue.

The collision was so strong that the bus was completely crushed, due to which many passengers got trapped in the bus.

The passengers trapped in the bus were rescued with the help of JCB.

Police and administration officials reached the spot after receiving information and took people to the hospital.

The bus collided with this highway. Hiva was also damaged after the collision.

The number of the bus that was the victim of the accident is UP 72 A T4952. It was going from Prayagraj to Nagpur via Rewa.

The trapped passengers were taken out by cutting the gate of the bus with a gas cutter.

With the help of the ambulance that reached the spot, the injured were taken to the hospitals of Maihar and Satna.

Doctors and hospital staff treating the injured in the hospital.

The same ambulance kept taking several rounds, later another ambulance came. During the rescue operation, initially there were problems due to the ambulance not arriving on time. The same ambulance kept making several rounds. However, later another ambulance arrived. Some people were also taken to the hospital in police vehicles.

The news is being updated..