RSOE EDIS: India - Vehicle Accident - 2009.12.21

RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service Budapest, Hungary RSOE EDIS ALERTMAIL

2009-12-21 18:25:03 - Vehicle Accident - India EDIS CODE: VI-20091221-24259-IND Date & Time: 2009-12-21 18:25:03 [UTC] Area: India, State of Madhya Pradesh, Guna District, Number of death person(s): 19 Number of Injured person(s): 20 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: At least 19 people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus collided head-on with a truck Monday evening in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, police said. The accident occurred around 5 p.m. on the Agra-Mumbai highway. Police officer D.K. Sharma confirmed 19 people died in the accident. Additional Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Singh said that 10 people were killed on the spot while rest succumbed to their injuries on way to hospital. Earlier reports said ten people died on the spot and eleven others died on their way to hospital. The injured have been admitted to Guna district hospital, police said. Hospital's civil surgeon C.V. Sharma told IANS over phone that the condition of eight of the 20 injured is critical. Posted:2009-12-21 18:25:03 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu