21 June,2023 12:36 PM IST | Sonbhadra | PTI
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Around 21 passengers travelling to Varanasi from the district's Shaktinagar locality were injured when their bus fell into a ditch near Markundi in the Chopan area, police said on Wednesday.
Circle Officer (City) Rahul Pandey said around 1 am on Tuesday, the bus driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell into a 50-feet-deep ditch.
He added a roadways bus following the vehicle and informed the police about the accident.
The passengers were rescued by a team led by the Gurma police outpost in-charge and sent to the district hospital, the police said.
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There were 35 passengers in the bus. The remaining passengers were sent to their respective destinations by other buses, they added.
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