One killed, 22 injured as bus falls into river

A person was killed and 22 others including seven women were injured today when the private bus in which they were travelling fell into the Hiran river off a bridge, police said.

The bus was on its way to Jabalpur from Dhimarkheda in the district.

There wasn't much water in the river, police said.

The deceased passenger was yet to be identified.

Sixteen of the injured were admitted in Jabalpur's Government-run Victoria Hospital while the rest were admitted in a hospital at Sehora.