Four passengers were severely injured while 16 others escaped with minor injuries after a private bus in which they were travelling went off road near Berasia area on Wednesday.
According to the police, at around 9.30 am a private bus carrying more than 22 passengers went out of control near Vidya Mandir School at Berasia road and went off the road and rolled down in a gorge in which the passengers along with the driver sustained injuries.
Police were informed and on the receipt of the information, a police team reached the spot and started the rescue operation along the ambulance which also arrived at the spot and rushed the victims to a nearby hospital later the seriously injured were referred to Hamidia hospital while those who sustained minor injuries were referred to hospital in Berasia. Four passengers, who are still undergoing treatment and are kept under observation.
Bus bearing registration number MP-04-P-0203 was moving towards Berasia at a high speed near the spot the driver lost control in a bid to save the bus from a pothole and he lost control and the bus rolled down told the police.
The bus was of Superstar Travels and the bus passengers have claimed that one of the tyres got stuck and when the driver accelerated he lost control over the vehicle.
The police have registered a section 279 of the IPC against the driver and have started further investigation. Police said it would be investigated that the accident occurred due to driver’s mistake or it was a technical fault.