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More than 50 die in road mishaps around the country

Automobile mishaps in various parts of the country have claimed more than 50 lives in the past 24 hours.

At least 40 people were feared drowned when their bus fell into an overflowing nullah near Batiagarh village in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday night, police said.

So far 20 bodies have been fished out. The injured have been admitted to a hospital at Batiagarh, they said.

Search and rescue operations are on under the supervision of Damoh Collector Arun Tiwari.

In Uttaranchal, twelve persons were killed and eight injured in different accidents since Tuesday evening, police said Wednesday.

Eight persons were killed and an equal number injured when the jeep carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a deep khud near Dwara Haat in Almora district Tuesday night.

The accident occurred when the jeep driver lost control while negotiating a sharp turn, police said. The injured were taken to hospital where three are reported to be in serious condition.

In Chamoli district, two persons lost their lives when the truck in which they were travelling hurtled into a deep gorge on the Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway near Joshimuth.

The cement laden truck was on its way to the Vishnuprayag electricity project site, police said.

Two persons were killed in Dehradun in a collision between a jeep and a truck Tuesday night near Mohand.

In yet another incident, two persons were killed and 14 others injured when a tractor-trolley overturned about 50 km from Bhind in village Shyampur on Wednesday, police said.

Of the injured, three have been sent to Gwalior for treatment while 11 have been admitted to Lahar hospital here, police said.

The driver of the tractor-trolley is absconding and a search for him is on, police added.

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