2021 Sidhi bus accident
2021 Sidhi bus accident | |
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Date | 16 February 2021 8.30 AM IST |
Location | Patna village, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh |
Country | India |
Operator | Private bus |
Incident type | landed into the canal |
Statistics | |
Bus | Registration number MP |
Passengers | 62 |
Crew | 2 |
Deaths | 51 |
Injured | 11 |
On 16 February 2021, A bus carrying about 62 people, driving from Sidhi to Satna, crashed into a canal, located near the city of Satna. It fell into the canal after the driver lost control over it.[1] At least 51[2] people died in the accident, either from the initial crash, or from drowning[3] and seven were rescued after the bus fell near Patna village in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
References
- ^ "MP bus accident: Death toll mounts to 51; rescue operation underway". businesstoday.in. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh accident: Dozens dead as bus plunges into canal in India". BBC News. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "MP: 51 dead after bus falls into canal near Satna; seven rescued". The Indian Express. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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- 7 February Uttarakhand flood
- 16 February Sidhi bus accident
- 23 April Virar hospital fire
- 1 May Bharuch hospital fire
- 14 May Cyclone Tauktae
- 23 May Cyclone Yaas
- 22 July - present Maharashtra floods
- September Saurasthra flood
- 24 September Cyclones Gulab and Shaheen
- 6 November – present South India floods
- 2 December Cyclone Jawad
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