Yavatmal: Four people including driver SR Sulewar, conductor Bhimrao Nagrikar died. Maharashtra The State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus got washed away while crossing an overflow bridge on a creek. Dahegaon Village In Yavatmali District Collector Amol Yege on Tuesday morning between Umarkhed and Pusad district.
Rivers and drains in the district are in spate after heavy rains for the last two days. Sources said that the Nagpur depot bus (MH14/BT-5018) was coming from Nanded to Nagpur. When it reached Dahegaon village, 8 km from Umarkhed, the driver did not care for the overflowing bridge over the drain and decided to drive through the flood waters. He lost control and the bus overturned on the side of the bridge and got swept away.
Rivers and drains in the district are in spate after heavy rains for the last two days. Sources said that the Nagpur depot bus (MH14/BT-5018) was coming from Nanded to Nagpur. When it reached Dahegaon village, 8 km from Umarkhed, the driver did not care for the overflowing bridge over the drain and decided to drive through the flood waters. He lost control and the bus overturned on the side of the bridge and got swept away.
There were six people in the bus including the driver and the conductor. Two people were rescued and three bodies were pulled out.
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