Indore-Hyderabad Volvo bus overturns near Savli in Nagpur district, six passengers injured

A major road accident was reported early Tuesday in Savner area of Nagpur district. On the NH-47 Betul-Savner highway, in the Jaitpur-Savli area under Kelwad police station limits, a Volvo bus of the Intercity company, travelling from Indore to Hyderabad, went out of control and overturned. Six passengers were injured. Fortunately, no one lost their life.

According to information available, 29 passengers were aboard the bus, registration number MP09 BL 9090. At around 2.10 am on Tuesday, the driver was trying to overtake a truck at a bend in the Savli area. The driver lost control of the vehicle, and the bus left the road and overturned.

The six injured were Sunita Kedarsingh Verma, 45; Ramsingh Sitaram Rajput, 44; Ayush Sharma, 24; Jamal Pathan, 18; and Mohammed Shahbaz, 22. All were taken to the Savner primary health centre, where they were given first aid.

On receiving information about the accident, Kelwad police and highway police reached the spot immediately and helped take the injured to hospital in private ambulances. The other passengers who escaped unhurt were sent on to Hyderabad in another Hans Travels bus.

Kelwad police station in-charge Ashish Singh Thakur, highway police API Shrikant Koli, police personnel Nitesh Parkhad and Dinesh Kakde, and Hitjyoti Aadhar Foundation team members Rajesh Sindewar and Akash Yadav played an important role in the relief and rescue work.

According to preliminary information, the cause of the accident is said to be the driver losing control of the vehicle while overtaking the truck. Kelwad police are investigating the case further.