Chhattisgarh: Bus ferrying distillery company workers falls into soil mine pit in Durg; 12 killed

At least 12 people were killed and 14 injured all employees of a private firm as a bus they were on fell into a murum soil mine pit in Chhattisgarhs Durg district on Tuesday night officials saidThe incident took place around 830 pm near Khapri village under Kumhari Police Station limits when the victims were returning home after work from a distillery Durg Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla saidAccording to preliminary information the bus with more than 30 people onboard skidded off the road and plunged into the 40 feet deep murum mine he said12 people including three women were killed in the accident he added Shukla had earlier confirmed the death toll to be 15Murum a type of soil is mostly used for constructionSoon after being alerted a police team reached the spot and launched a rescue operation along with the teams of State Disaster Response Force and locals Shukla saidDurg Collector Richa Prakash Choudhary told reporters a magisterial probe had been ordered into the incidentThe bus was carrying workers of Kediya Distilleries located in Kumhari area So far the deaths of 12 people have been confirmed Of the 14 injured 12 have been taken to All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur while two others are undergoing treatment at a hospital here she saidThe company has offered compensation to the victims the collector said adding they will also get similar help from the administrationA magisterial enquiry will be conducted into the incident and action will be taken against the guilty Choudhary saidVisuals of the spot showed bus turning turtle after falling down Amid darkness the rescuers had to toil hard initiallyPresident Droupadi Murmu in in a message on social media platform X said I am deeply saddened by the news of deaths of several people in a bus accident in Durg district of Chhattisgarh My deepest condolences to all the bereaved families I wish for speedy recovery of the injuredPrime Minister Narendra Modi said The bus accident that happened in Durg Chhattisgarh is very painful My condolences to those who have lost their loved ones I wish for the speedy recovery of the injured Under the supervision of the state government the local administration has been engaged in providing all possible assistance to the victimsChhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief over the accident and said adequate arrangements have been made for treatment of the injured peopleReceived the news about the death of employees of a private company in a bus accident I pray that departed souls rest in peace and may God give strength to the bereaved family members Sai saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever