The accident occurred on Friday afternoon near Bindravana Tola village, along the Gondia-Arjuni road, when a Maharashtra State Transport bus overturned.

The MSRTC bus reportedly was traveling from Maharashtra's Bhandara to Gondia with 36 passengers on board. The injured passengers were immediately taken to the nearby Gondia Hospital.

The death toll from the bus accident in Gondia climbed to 12, including seven women, besides another 15 injured, some gravely, on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the tragedy.

GONDIA: At least 11 passengers were killed and 25 others injured after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus overturned in Gondia district

The accident occurred on Friday afternoon near Bindravana Tola village, along the Gondia-Arjuni road, when a Maharashtra State Transport bus overturned. The bus, travelling from Nagpur to Gondia, had over 40 passengers on board at the time of the incident.

Caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh each to the next of the kin of the deceased

The incident took place in Bindravana Tola village on the Gondia-Arjuni road in the Gondia district. The bus left Nagpur and was headed to Gondia.

In a tragic incident that occurred in Maharashtra, at least eight people lost their lives after a Maharashtra State Transport bus overturned near Bindravana Tola village on the Gondia-Arjuni road in the Gondia district on Friday afternoon.

The bus, part of the "Shiv Shahi" service, was carrying 36 passengers and was en route from Bhandara to Gondia when the driver lost control while attempting to overtake another vehicle.