At least 24 people were injured, including six critically, when a Bihar-bound bus overturned in Jharkhand’s Palamu district early Monday morning, police said.
The accident occurred around 4:30 am near Sultani village in the Hariharganj police station area. The bus, travelling from Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh to Arrah in Bihar, lost control and hit a road divider before falling on its side.
According to Hariharganj police station in-charge Chandan Kumar, six passengers suffered critical injuries and are being treated at Medinirai Medical College and Hospital. The remaining injured passengers are receiving treatment at a community health center in Hariharganj.
The bus, a sleeper coach, was carrying around 60 passengers at the time of the accident. The driver fled the scene after the crash, Kumar added. Authorities are investigating the incident, and efforts are being made to locate the driver.
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