29 killed in Madhya Pradesh bus accident

September 3rd, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Thursday expressed profound grief over the untimely demise of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Rajashekhar Reddy, who was killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday. The country, including Andhra Pradesh, has lost an able administrator and a charismatic politician, Chouhan said in his message.

August 17th, 2009 BHOPAL - Two people were burnt alive when their car caught fire after hitting a tree in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Monday. The car going from Khargone to Khandwa caught fire when it hit a tree in Bhikangaon locality while negotiating a turn.

August 16th, 2009 BHOPAL - At least four people including two children were killed and 50 injured when an overcrowded bus rolled down a 300-foot deep gorge in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district Sunday, police said. The tragedy near Sullibardi, about 300 km from here, Dhar district police superintendent Rakesh Gupta said, adding that the bus was proceeding to Mandav, a tourist place about 50 km from Dhar district headquarters.

July 24th, 2009 KATHMANDU - A pilgrimage to the revered Pashupatinath temple of Nepal turned into a death trap for a group of Indian pilgrims with three dying in an early morning road smash in western Nepal Friday. A bus, carrying mostly elderly Indian pilgrims, collided with another bus coming from the opposite direction in Gaidakot town in western Nepal's Nawalparasi district around 2.30 a.m., killing three passengers and injuring 20 more.

July 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least five pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh were killed and 12 seriously injured when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a speeding truck in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district Tuesday morning, police said. The Marshall jeep carrying the pilgrims had a head-on collision with the truck near Lehangpur locality, Superintendent of Police (Rural) B.N.

June 30th, 2009 BHOPAL - Senior Congress leader Rameshwar Thakur took oath as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan today. Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice A K Pattnaik administered the oath of office to the Thakur.

June 30th, 2009 BHOPAL - Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka governor Rameshwar Thakur was sworn in here Tuesday as the 18th governor of Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Leader of Opposition in assembly Jamuna Devi, state Congress Committee president Suresh Pachouri, Madhya Pradesh cabinet ministers and other dignitaries were present on the occasion at Raj Bhavan.

June 1st, 2009 BHOPAL - At least 33 people were killed and eight others injured when their bus careened off a bridge and crashed into a dry river bed in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh Monday evening, police said. The bus, which had around 50 passengers, fell off the Rajghat bridge over Chambal river and crashed into the dry river bed.

May 19th, 2009 BHOPAL - At least nine people, including seven children, were killed and 20 injured when the tractor trolley they were travelling in overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district, police said Tuesday. 'The accident took place late Monday in Nanhi Tekri locality when the driver lost balance while negotiating a turn and the tractor trolley overturned,' said an official of Bodera police station.

April 18th, 2009 BHOPAL - Eleven people including six women and three children were killed and five were injured after a jeep carrying them collided with a truck in Madhya Pradesh Saturday, police said. The jeep collided with the truck coming from the opposite side on the Ujjain-Agar road, about 225 km from here.

February 10th, 2009 BHOPAL - At least six people were killed and 25 injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a ditch in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, the police said Wednesday. The bus, carrying over 40 passengers, was plying between the holy town of Ujjain and Sidhi Tuesday night when the driver swerved to avoid a collision with a jeep coming from the opposite direction.

February 8th, 2009 BHOPAL - At least 12 people, including 10 of a family, were killed when a van collided with a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, police said Monday. The accident occurred in the cantonment area when the Soni family was returning to Gwalior after attending a marriage in Guna, Additional Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar told IANS.

February 8th, 2009 BHOPAL - At least 12 people, including 10 of a family, were killed and two others injured when a car collided with a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, police said Monday. 'The accident occurred in the cantonment area of Guna when the Soni family from Gwalior was returning home after attending a marriage ceremony in Guna,' Additional Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar told IANS.

February 2nd, 2009 BHOPAL - At least seven people were killed and three injured when a jeep in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Tuesday. The jeep carrying a group of Ramayan Mandali (people who recite Ramayan at religious functions) collided head on with the truck coming from the opposite direction late Monday night.

January 1st, 2009 BHOPAL - At least six people, including a woman and her two children, were killed and two others injured when a sand-laden tractor-trolley in which they were traveling overturned in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh early Friday, the police said. 'The accident occurred near Sunehra village in Udaipura area (150 km from Raisen district headquarters).