2021 Sidhi bus accident | |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 24.312°N 81.332°W--> |
Date: | 16 February 2021 |
Time: | 8.30 AM IST |
Location: | Patna village, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Operator: | Private bus |
Type: | landed into the canal |
Bus: | Registration number MP |
Passengers: | 62 |
Crew: | 2 |
Deaths: | 51 |
Injuries: | 11 |
On 16 February 2021, A bus carrying about 62 people, driving from Sidhi to Satna, crashed into a canal, located near the city of Satna. It fell into the canal after the driver lost control over it.[1] At least 51[2] people died in the accident, either from the initial crash, or from drowning[3] and seven were rescued after the bus fell near Patna village in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh, India.