Accident of Bus going to Galyakot

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Accident of Bus going to Galyakot

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Unread post by SBM » Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:09 pm

Seems this bus was going to Galyakot there may be Bohras involved in the accident. anyone please update

INDORE: A private bus with around 60 passengers on board plunged into a gorge near Machaliya Ghat in Dhar district on Monday evening, killing over 10 passengers and injuring dozens of others.

The accident took place when the private bus on way from Indore to Galiakot in Rajasthan plunged into a 150 ft-plus deep gorge at around 9.15 pm.

Most of the passengers, including women and children, who were traveling by the private bus, hail from Indore and Dhar districts. The passengers, including two policemen were on way to the Muslim pilgrimage of Galiakot in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan, sources present at the accident spot claimed.

According to IG Indore Vipin Maheshwari, initial inputs suggest that over 10 passengers are feared dead in the accident, but the causality figure could grow higher. Over two dozen passengers are injured and are being rushed by 8-10 ambulances to the nearest hospitals.

Primary police investigations suggest that the bus plunged into the gorge, after losing balance on the hilly road in Rajgarh area of Dhar, around 125 km from Indore.

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Coming to know about the accident, top administrative and police officials, including , Dhar collector Jaishree Kiyawat, Dhar SP Rajesh Hingalkar, Jhabua collector B Chandrashekhar and SP Jhabua Krishnaveni Desavatu and rushed to the spot.

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Extreme darkness and hilly terrain were impeding rescue efforts by the police on the Dhar-Jhabua border. "Over 30 policemen have been pressed into rescue operations with 12 search lights and efforts are being made to save as many lives as possible," SP Dhar Rajesh Hingalkar said.