At least 13 persons were killed after a bus and an auto-rickshaw collided in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district on Tuesday morning.
The head-on collision took place in Purani Chhawani area of Gwalior, the police said. The bus was reportedly on its way to Morena when it met with an accident.
As per preliminary reports, 10 passengers died on the spot while those injured were rushed to a nearby hospital with severe injuries. The deceased included 10 women and the driver of the auto-rickshaw.
Madhya Pradesh: 10 dead and 4 injured after a bus collided with an auto in Purani Chhawani area of Gwalior, earlier today.
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The accident took place around 7 am when the women, who were cooks at an 'anganwadi kendra' were returning home after work, Gwalior SP Amit Sanghi said.
Last week, five people were killed and 46 others injured after a mini-truck overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district.
The accident took place near Potla village when the victims were on their way back to Dev Dongri village from Chandera after the wedding, district Superintendent of Police Yashpal Singh Parihar said. The deceased included two women and three men, the official said.