Junagadh, Oct 16 : One person was killed and 40 passengers were hurt when a state transport bus that was en route to Junagadh from Deodar, overturned near Wana village of Lakhtar taluk in the wee hours of Monday.
Investigating Officer Nitindan Gadhavi stated, “A state transport bus carrying police trainees returning from their Deputy Section Officer exam met with an accident.
Early findings indicate that driver negligence was the primary cause of the mishap.”
“Our immediate focus was on transporting the injured to medical facilities.
An investigation into the cause of the bus overturning is ongoing.Most of the injured are now at Surendranagar hospital, while one individual, who had been sent to an Ahmedabad hospital succumbed to his injuries,” an official said.
“While most passengers suffered minor injuries, two were critically wounded.One of them is dead and the other is currently receiving medical attention,” stated BJP MLA Jagdish Makwana.
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