At least 12 employees of a private firm At were killed and 14 others were injured after their bus fell into a ‘murum’ soil mine pit in the Kumhari area of Chhattisgarh’s Durg district on Tuesday night, police said.
The accident took place around 8:30 pm near Khapri village under Kumhari police station limits when the victims – all employees of Kediya distillery company – were returning home from work, said Jitendra Shukla, Durg Superintendent of Police
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“The bus was carrying workers of Kediya Distilleries located in Kumhari area. So far the deaths of 12 people have been confirmed. Of the 14 injured, 12 have been taken to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur,while two others are undergoing treatment at a hospital here,” she said.
The collector said that the company has offered compensation to the victims, adding that they will also get similar aid from the administration.
As per preliminary information, the bus – carrying more than 30 persons – skidded off the road and fell into the 40 feet-deep ‘murum’ mine, DSP Shukla said.