Four persons including two women were killed and 17 others were injured today when a bus overturned at Naktara Pati on the Sultanpur road, 15 km from here, police said.
The bus was on its way to Nagpur from Vidisha.
Brijmohan (50), Tulsabai (47), Imran Khan (30) and an unidentified woman died on the spot.
Those in critical condition have been sent to Bhopal while the others are undergoing treatment at the district hospital here, police said.
The driver and the conductor of the bus were absconding, police said.
District Collector Mohan Lal Meena announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10,000 each to the kin of those killed and Rs 5,000 each to the injured persons.
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