Rewa: As many as 15 passengers died and more than 40 sustained injuries when a bus heading for Uttar Pradesh plowed into the rear of a truck on Sohagi hill in Rewa region of Madhya Pradesh, law-enforcement authorities said on Saturday.
Fourteen individuals perished on the spot and one succumbed while being rushed to this divisional headquarters where the other victims have been admitted at the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, police told UNI.
The deceased were being identified at the time of filing of this report.
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed sadness over the incident.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath announced a compensation of Rs. two lakh each for the families of people who died in the mishap.
He announced Rs. 50,000 will be given to those critically injured in the incident.
