JABALPUR,FEB 23: Six persons were killed and two others critically injured when their speeding jeep hit a private bus in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Monday morning while they were returning from Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victims belonged to Gokak taluka in Belagavi district of Karnataka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They had left from Gokak for the ongoing Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on February 18, according to police. police station limits when the Karnataka-registered jeep was returning from Prayagraj, Jabalpur Collector Deepak Saxena said. The jeep driver lost control over the wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result, the vehicle first hit a tree on the road divider, then jumped over to the other side of a highway and hit a bus coming from the opposite direction, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two others suffered injuries and they were referred to Jabalpur medical college after initial treatment at a medical facility in Sihora town, the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victims were returning from Prayagraj and heading towards Karnataka via Jabalpur, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After stopping for a while, the bus driver left from the spot along with his vehicle, an official said, adding that efforts were on to trace the bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The collector and the superintendent of police reached the spot soon after getting information about the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deceased have been identified as Balachandra Gowdar, Sunil Shedashale, Basavaraj Kurni, Basavaraj Doddamani, Eeranna Shebinakatti and Virupaksha Gumatti, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two other persons, Mustaq and Sadashiva, were critically injured and undergoing treatment, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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