Bhopal, May 10 || Three persons were killed and eighteen others injured in the early hours of Saturday when a passenger bus and a loaded dumper-truck collided head-on along the Agra-Mumbai road in Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.
According to police reports, the incident occurred around 2.30 a.m. on the Maxi bypass road, approximately 28 km from the district headquarters. The bus was en route from Indore to Guna when the disaster took place near the Sirolia Bridge, within the jurisdiction of Maksi police station.
The force of the impact sent the bus plunging into the deep ravine, leading to the deaths of both drivers and another passenger, police said.
Speaking, Gopal Singh Chouhan, Sub-Divisional Officer (Police) of Shajapur, said the injured were swiftly transported to Shajapur District Hospital for urgent medical care. Emergency response teams and local rescue units worked through the morning to assist survivors of the accident.
Of the eighteen injured, all remain in stable condition, while three lives were tragically lost, including both the bus and dumper-truck drivers.
"The bus was operated by a private transport service," Chouhan stated, adding, “speed might be the prime reason for the accident. Maksi police station has since registered a case, with investigations continuing to determine further details surrounding the incident.”