Overview

• Rescue and recovery continued into the night as disaster teams used excavators to clear debris and search the crushed vehicle.
• Three to four passengers, including children, were pulled out alive and taken to nearby hospitals such as Berthin for treatment.
• The private bus was traveling the Marottan–Ghumarwin route when boulders hit it around 6:30 pm in the Bhalughat area of Jhanduta subdivision.
• Authorities reported roughly 25 to 35 people on board, leaving the final toll uncertain as more victims may be trapped.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ₹2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured, as SDRF and NDRF teams worked at the site.