2 killed, 18 injured as bus overturns near Kota

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Press Trust of India Kota
Last Updated : Oct 09 2016 | 5:22 PM IST
Two persons including a 12-year-old girl were killed and 18 others were injured as a private bus on which they were traveling overturned on Kota-Shivpuri highway near Baskheda village, police said today.
Mathuralal Kirad (60), a resident of Patuwa village in Raipur area and Battu, daughter of Balson Bheel, a resident of Jhabuwa area of Madhya Pradesh, died on the spot.
Their dead bodies were handed over to the family members after postmortem, Bhagwati Prasad, ASI at Kelwada police station said.
The injured passengers were rushed to the hospitals of nearby Kota, Baran and Kelwada where they are undergoing treatment, Prasad added.
The bus driver lost vehicle's control while he was trying to overtake another vehicle at a breakneck speed. A case under relevant section was lodged and further investigation into the matter is underway, Prasad said.

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First Published: Oct 09 2016 | 5:22 PM IST

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