12 members of marriage party killed as truck falls off Sone river bridge in Madhya Pradesh

At least 12 members of a marriage party were killed when a mini-truck carrying them fell off a bridge over the Sone river in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh tonight, officials said.

They said that the casualties might go up as many more people were trapped inside the vehicle.

So far, 12 people are killed and nearly 20 are injured, Sidhi District Collector Dilip Kumar told PTI.

The mini-truck fell off the Jogdaha bridge near Amelia in Bahri police station area of the district, he said.

The bus fell about 60-70-foot down on to the dry riverbed.

The site is about 42 km from the Sidhi district headquarters, he said.

The injured were admitted to the district hospital.

Both the district collector and the district police chief reached the spot and were supervising the rescue operation.

Further details were awaited, the officials added.