Three persons were killed and 25 others injured when a bus carrying people to Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh overturned near Ramnagar village in Dindori district today, a police official said. The accident occurred this morning when the bus driver lost control over the vehicle following which it overturned killing one and injuring 25 other passengers. The bus also crushed two persons standing on the roadside, Karanjia police station in-charge Mukesh Pandre said. The event at Amarkantak, the place in Anooppur district where the river originates, will mark the conclusion of the yatra. The prime minister will unveil a roadmap for steps to be taken for the conservation of the Narmada river in MP.

Source: dna May 15, 2017 07:18 UTC