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The deceased woman was identified as Ammulu, 30, while her injured brother was identified as Reddy Prakash.

Ganpatlal, a passenger of the ill-fated bus, claimed that nearly 100 people were travelling in the vehicle and a number of them were sitting on its roof.

Prima facie, it seems one of the tyres burst following which the vehicle overturned, the official said.

Two women, identified as Nandani Fazal Khan (20) and Rupali Asrathe (36), died in the mishap.

Mohammed Altaf Ahmed (14) and Shoaib (20), both students and residents of Old Malakpet, were returning home on their motorbike after attending a marriage-related ceremony.

The accident occurred in Teesa sub-division in the morning, Chamba Superintendent of Police S Arul Kumar told PTI.

According to the police, the two had gone for a regular checkup at a private hospital in Hyderguda and were returning home around 10 am when the mishap occurred.

Sources said the couple who were on the right side of the bus, accidentally came under the bus while negotiating a pothole ahead.

The accident took place on Tuesday morning near Patna village, around 80 km from the Sidhi district headquarters, when the bus heading from Sidhi to Satna fell into the canal.

The accident took place on Tuesday morning near Patna village, around 80 km from the Sidhi district headquarters, when the bus was on its way to Satna from Sidhi.

At least 37 people, including 16 women, died after a bus fell off a bridge into a canal near Patna village in Sidhi district on Tuesday morning, police said.

Prima facie, 44 passengers were travelling on the bus at the time of the accident, which occurred around 8:30 AM.

Umesh Joga, Inspector General (Rewa zone) said at least seven persons swam to safety after the bus landed into the canal near Patna village.

The driver, in an attempt to save a two-wheeler rider, took a sharp turn and lost control over the wheel, leading to the accident.

A total of six persons were killed and seven injured when a bus caught fire after coming in contact with a 11,000 volt high tension wire, police said on Sunday.

Police said the deceased are yet to be identified.

The accident took place at Kondaibari ghat around 3.15 am when the private bus was going from Malkapur to Surat in Gujarat.