Xinhua News Agency, New Delhi, February 16 (Reporter Hu Xiaoming) Shivraj Singh Johan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, India, said on the 16th that the death toll from the bus crash in Siti County of the state has risen to 45. people.
Qiao Han said at the press conference that rescuers found the remains of 45 victims at the scene of the accident. The dead included 24 men, 20 women and one child.
According to Indian media reports, at about 8:30 local time on the 16th, a bus carrying more than 50 people fell into the canal from a bridge in Siti County, Madhya Pradesh and was immediately swallowed by the river.
Only 7 people have been rescued so far.
The local government has ordered an investigation into the cause of the accident.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the casualties caused by the accident that day.
Traffic accidents occur frequently in India due to poor road conditions and illegal operations such as speeding and overloading of drivers.
According to incomplete statistics, about 150,000 people die in traffic accidents in India every year.