Chatra (Jharkhand), March 2 At least six people were injured, one of them seriously, after a private inter-state bus overturned in the Chatra district of Jharkhand on Monday, police said.
The accident occurred near Murainawa, about 15 km from the district headquarters, in the Bashishtnagar police station area, when a front tyre of the vehicle burst, according to an officer.
The bus, bound for Gaya, was travelling from Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh.
Amit Kumar Singh, the officer-in-charge of the Bashishtnagar police station, said, "Six passengers were injured, including one seriously who has been referred to Hazaribag Medical College and Hospital for better treatment."
Dr. Ashish Kumar of Sadar Hospital said that the other five injured persons are receiving treatment at the medical facility.
