16 October,2012 11:23 AM IST | | Agencies
Sixteen people were killed and 24 others injured today when their bus collided head-on with a truck near Naugaon Navodaya Vidyalaya.
The bus was on its way to Chhatarpur from Harpalpur when it collided with a Naugaon-bound truck loaded with cement around 7 am today, police said.
The accident claimed 12 lives on the spot while four others succumbed to injuries on their way to a nearby hospital.
Chhattarpur Collector Rajesh Bahuguna and other officials reached the spot soon after the mishap.
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13 persons, eight in serious condition, were admitted in the Chhatarpur district hospital while the remaining are undergoing treatment at Nougaon civil hospital, police said.
The district collector has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh each to the deceased person and Rs 10,000 each to the injured passengers.u00a0
