Twelve passengers were injured after two buses collided head on at Kaliysot culvert between Misrod and Mandideep in the afternoon on Sunday. Two passengers who sustained critical injuries were referred to Bhopal.
According to the police, bus bearing registration number MP04PA2157 and MP04PA0470 collided head on, thus, injuring 12 passengers while two of the injured who sustained severe injuries were referred to Bhopal for treatment.
On the receipt of the information police teams and in charges of Misrod and Mandideep police station rushed to the spot and ambulance were rushed to the service.
In the initial investigation police found that Mandideep bound bus MP04PA2157 and Bhopal bound bus MP04PA0470 collided and driver of one of the bus was drunk and after the accident the driver escaped the spot.
SHO of Misrod police BS Kushwaha said that two buses rammed into each other. The accident took place in the afternoon and on the receipt ambulance service was pressed into service and all the injured were rushed to the hospital and provided treatment.
The condition of the injured could be provided at the moment but none of the injured sustained injury which could prove fatal, he added.
After the accident huge bee line of vehicles was witnessed on both sides of the road and to clear the traffic buses were removed making the traffic smooth.
The passengers of the Mandideep bound bus have told the police that the driver was drunk and was driving the bus at a very high speed which led to the accident and after the accident he escaped leaving the bus.