Six persons were killed and 45 others injured today when a bus in which they were travelling overturned on National Highway 12 in Tonk district of Rajasthan, police said.
The state roadways bus en route to Jaipur from Kota was near Deoli area when the driver allegedly lost control over the vehicle and it overturned, leaving six persons dead, a police official present at the spot said.
Tonk collector Rekha Gupta said of the total persons injured in the mishap, 10 were undergoing treatment in Jaipur, where the condition of eight of them was stated to be critical.
10 persons injured in the incident were being treated locally in Tonk, while the remaining five were discharged after primary treatment, she said.
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Meanwhile, Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot has condoled the demise of the bus passengers.
Pilot has also demanded that the state government provide compensation to those injured and to next of the kin of the deceased in the accident, a statement said.
