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| 2021 Sidhi bus accident | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 16 February 2021 8.30 AM IST |
| Location | Patna village, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Operator | Private bus |
| Incident type | landed into the canal |
| Statistics | |
| Bus | Registration number MP |
| Passengers | 62 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Deaths | 51 |
| Injured | 11 |
On 16 February 2021, a bus carrying about 62 people, driving from Sidhi to Satna, crashed into a canal, located near the city of Satna. It fell into the canal after the driver lost control over it. [1] At least 51 [2] people died in the accident, either from the initial crash, or from drowning [3] and seven were rescued after the bus fell near Patna village in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
