A passenger died while 18 other passengers, including two women, were injured after a tyre of a bus they were travelling got flattened turning it turtle at lambhakheda Square under Nishatpura police station area on Sunday. According to the police, at around 2 pm a Berasia-bound bus turned turtle after its tyre got flattened. The victims were rushed to Arogya hospital where one of the victims died during treatment. The deceased was identified as Ashfaq Hussain (55) of Shamshabaad Vidisha, who died at the hospital while undergoing treatment.
After the preliminary investigation, the body was sent for the postmortem. Police said that the bus belongs to Raja Rani travel agency. Two women and a kid, who were injured in the accident, were discharged while other injured were undergoing treatment at Arogya and Hamidia hospitals.
During investigation, police found that the driver lost control over the vehicle after tyre got flattened. Condition of the injured is reportedly stable and most of them were released after providing first aid. The bus bearing registration number MP04-BU -5764 was carrying more than two dozen passengers when it met with accident. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.