Six injured as Volvo bus overturns on NH 47 near Savner while overtaking truck

An intercity Volvo travel bus overturned on National Highway 47 in the Savner area of Nagpur district in the early hours of Tuesday. The bus was travelling from Indore to Hyderabad. Six passengers were injured. The spot falls near the Jaitpur-Savli stretch under the Kelvad police station limits in Savner.

According to preliminary information, the accident took place at about 2.10 am. There were 29 passengers on board. The bus's registration number is MP09 BL 9090.

The driver was reportedly trying to overtake a truck at a bend near Savli Phata in the Savli area when he lost control of the bus. The bus left the road and overturned by the roadside.

Six passengers in all were hurt. The injured include Sunita Kedarsingh Verma (45), Ramsingh Sitaram Rajput (44), Ayush Sharma (24), Jamal Pathan (18) and Mohammad Shahbaz (22). The sixth injured passenger's identity was not available in the preliminary information.

All the injured were taken to the primary health centre in Savner for treatment and first aid.

On receiving news of the accident, personnel of Kelvad police station and the highway police reached the spot. They helped take the injured to hospital in private ambulances.

Passengers who were not hurt were later arranged to continue their journey to Hyderabad on another bus of Hans Travels.

Kelvad police station in-charge Ashish Singh Thakur, highway police API Shrikant Koli and policemen Nitesh Parkhad and Dinesh Kakde, along with Rajesh Sindewar and Akash Yadav of Hitjyoti Aadhar Foundation, played a key role in the rescue and relief work.

The preliminary inquiry has found that the driver lost control while trying to overtake the truck, which caused the accident. Kelvad police are investigating the case further.