Archive · 29 Aug 2026
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.
- When
- Friday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The Byabra bypass flyover in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- 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.
- 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.