10 Apr 2024  |   08:31pm IST

Bus carrying distillery firm workers falls into ditch in Durg, Chhattisgarh; 12 dead and 14 injured

Team Herald

A bus carrying the employees of a distillery plunged into

'murum' soil mine pit in Chhattisgarh's Durg district. The incident occurred at late night on April 9^th that claimed life of 12 people and left 14 injured.

On Tuesday late evening, at around

8:30 p.m. near Khapri village, the bus carrying the workers was returning home from distillery work. As per sources the bus was carrying around 40 workers that overturned and fell 50 feet down into the soil mine pit.

As per the information given by SP of the Durg District, Jitendra Shukla the bus was carrying the workers home after their shift when the accident happened. As per the preliminary probe, it appears that the bus went out of control and fell into a ditch on the side of the road, he added.

Police and locals on the crime scene were seen helping the trapped workers in getting out of the bus. According to the

District Magistrate Richa Prakash Chaudhary, the 14 people who were severely injured were taken to hospital for medical treatment. The 14 injured are in a stable condition now. She further added that an investigation will be conducted to find out the exact cause of this gruesome incident and accordingly necessary action will be taken.