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Gujarat: 7 killed, 30 injured as bus overturns near Amreli

PTI | By, Ahmedabad
Feb 13, 2016 06:01 PM IST

“Seven people died and 30 others sustained injuries when the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation bus turned turtle after the driver failed to negotiate a sharp turn. The incident took place near Luvara village in Savarkundla taluka,” a police official from Amreli district said.

At least seven people were killed and over 30 others were injured after a Gujarat state transport bus overturned near Luvara village in Amreli district on Saturday morning, police said.

Gujarat transport minister Vijay Rupani met the injured in the bus accident.(Twitter)
Gujarat transport minister Vijay Rupani met the injured in the bus accident.(Twitter)

“Seven people died and 30 others sustained injuries when the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation bus turned turtle after the driver failed to negotiate a sharp turn. The incident took place near Luvara village in Savarkundla taluka,” a police official from Amreli district said.

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The bus was heading to Mahua in Bhavnagar district from Upleta in Rajkot district when the incident took place, he said, adding the injured have been shifted to various hospitals in Savarkundla and Amreli.

Chief minister Anandiben Patel expressed grief over the incident and announced Rs 4 lakh compensation to the kin of the deceased. She also declared that state government will bear the medical expenses of injured people.

In Gandhinagar, transport minister Vijay Rupani said that doctors and nursing staff have been rushed to Savarkundla from nearby towns to treat the injured patients.

Further investigation is on.

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