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Bengaluru Cop Among Four Killed in Madhya Pradesh Bus Crash
A bus was traveling from Kanpur to Indore when it crashed in Madhya Pradesh.
The crash happened at a very sharp curve on a flyover.
The bus hit the safety wall and some passengers were thrown from the bus.
Ravi K B, a Bengaluru police inspector, died in the accident.
Police said three other passengers also died, although the report’s opening account refers to four co-passengers.
At least 12 people were hurt.
Two injured passengers were moved to a hospital in Gwalior because their condition became worse.
Police are investigating whether the bus was going too fast and why the driver missed the curve.
A bus crashed into a flyover safety wall at a sharp curve in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
Ravi K B, an inspector at Bengaluru’s Southeast Cybercrime Station, was among four people killed, according to police.
At least 12 passengers were injured, with two later shifted to a hospital in Gwalior.
Police said the driver failed to negotiate the curve; speed may have contributed, pending an investigation.
The Bengaluru team had traveled to Madhya Pradesh for a cybercrime investigation and had arrested two accused.
- Who
- Ravi K B, a Bengaluru police inspector, and three other passengers were reported killed; at least 12 others were injured.
- What
- A passenger bus crashed into the safety wall of a flyover, killing four people according to the detailed police account.
- Where
- The Byabra bypass flyover in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- Friday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Why
- Police said the driver failed to negotiate the sharp curve; sources suggested high speed may have contributed, but the investigation will determine the cause.
Key facts
- Reported deaths
- Four people, including Bengaluru police inspector Ravi K B, according to the detailed account.
- Injuries
- At least 12 passengers were injured.
- Crash location
- A sharp curve on the Byabra bypass flyover in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Bus route
- Kanpur to Indore.
- Medical treatment
- Two injured passengers were shifted to a hospital in Gwalior after their conditions worsened.
- Police duty
- Ravi K B was part of a Bengaluru team investigating a cybercrime case in Madhya Pradesh.
- Reported cause
- Police said the driver failed to negotiate the curve; high speed was cited as a possible factor.
- Reported discrepancy
- The opening account says Ravi was killed with four co-passengers, while the detailed account says Ravi and three others died.
Quotes
Police sources
Sources cited by police regarding the possible cause of the bus accident
“High speed of the bus at the time of negotiating the sharp curve on the overbridge may have caused the mishap”
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Sources
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