Ambikapur8 hours ago
The condition of 4 jawans is said to be critical. He has been referred to Ambikapur Medical College.
A bus full of trainee police personnel fell into a 15 feet deep gorge on the roadside in Mainpat, Chhattisgarh on Saturday morning. 12 jawans were injured in the accident. The condition of 4 of these soldiers is said to be critical. He has been referred to Ambikapur Medical College. All these jawans were going for duty in the program of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to be held in Mungeli.
At the turn, the bus overturned uncontrollably and started rolling into the ditch on the side of the road.
According to the information, the bus carrying 38 trainee jawans was going to Mungeli from the Police Training School at Mainpat. Meanwhile, at the turn near Amgaon, it overturned uncontrollably and kept rolling in the ditch on the side of the road. Luckily, the bus got stuck in the tree after going down. When passersby saw the accident, they informed the police. After this the soldiers were pulled out and sent to the hospital.
Trainee policemen handling fellow soldiers after the accident.
Police said – the bus was speeding, the driver said, brake failed
Police say that the driver was driving the bus at a very high speed. Due to this, the turn became uncontrollable and the driver could not handle it. The soldiers were not injured much in the accident. At the same time, the bus driver Mungelilal says that the brakes of the bus had failed. Because of this he could not control. However, the bus driver is completely safe. He hasn’t got hurt. PTS SP Ravi Kumar said that all the jawans are fine.
Duty of 150 PTS personnel
150 jawans were sought from Police Training School for CM’s program. For this, 4 private buses were sent from Mungeli itself. Two of these buses returned last night with about 70-80 soldiers. Two buses were carrying the soldiers on Saturday morning. The bus which was behind them overturned uncontrollably. The driver says that the brakes of the bus failed.
The driver had driven the bus all night
The SP says that the driver knows how to drive a bus in the plains. Could not control bus in hilly area. He reached PTS in the morning after driving overnight bus from Mungeli. He was also sent after bathing and feeding, so that he could not sleep on the way. Police is investigating the rest of the accident.
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