National Desk, 10th April: A devastating accident occurred on April 9 in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, where a bus transporting distillery workers plunged into a ‘murum’ soil mine pit, resulting in the loss of 12 lives and injuring 14 others. The incident unfolded around 8:30 pm near Khapri village under Kumhari Police Station limits.
The victims, employees of a private distillery company, were returning home from their shift when the tragedy struck. Durg Superintendent of Police Jintendra Shukla confirmed that the bus veered off the road and plummeted into the 40-feet-deep mine.
Responding swiftly to the incident, Durg Collector Richa Prakash Choudhary announced the initiation of a magisterial probe to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the accident. Additionally, the company has pledged compensation to the victims, with further assistance provided by the administration.
Among the injured, 12 individuals have been transferred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Raipur, while two others are currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
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