Seven folks have been killed and 45 others have been injured when a bus fell off a bridge in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district on Saturday.
Police stated there have been two bridges on the highway falling underneath Tatijharia police station space, one among which was not utilized by heavy automobiles however was utilized by the bus driver.
Hazaribagh SP Manoj Ranjan Chothe stated: “All the passengers belonging to the Sikh neighborhood have been going from Giridih to Ranchi to attend a non secular operate… Prima facie it seems that the motive force took a flip to avoid wasting a cart vendor on the bridge. Took and fell into the drought. River financial institution breaking the parapet. Seven folks died on the spot and 11 have been injured…”
PM Narendra Modi tweeted: “Saddened by the loss of lives in a bus accident in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. My thoughts are with the bereaved families at this sad time. I pray that the injured get well soon.”
Chief Minister Hemant Soren additionally wrote that he “prays for the departed souls and gives strength to the families in mourning”.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
