Six dead, 40 injured as bus hits tree in Chhattisgarh; CM announces compensation
A bus accident in Chhattisgarh's Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district resulted in six deaths and 40 injuries after the vehicle hit a tree. The Chief Minister has announced financial compensation for the victims and their families while an investigation into the driver's loss of control is underway.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing road safety concerns in India and the immediate government response to public infrastructure tragedies.
Six dead, 40 injured as bus hits tree in Chhattisgarh; CM announces compensation Prima facie, the bus driver appeared to have lost control of the vehicle, causing it to crash into the roadside tree, police said, citing the account of an injured passenger Raipur Six persons, including four women, were killed and 40 others injured after a bus collided with a roadside tree in Chhattisgarh's Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) district on Thursday (October 22, 2026), police said. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief over the accident and announced financial assistance of ₹5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and ₹50,000 to each injured person. The accident took place shortly after noon near Semarmathani turn when the bus, with 46 passengers, was heading towards Kelhari village from Manendragarh, Superintendent of Police Ratna Singh said.
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