<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">As many as 13 people were killed and several others injured when a Maharashtra government bus plunged into the river Narmada in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Monday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Of the total, 15 passengers have been rescued, local media reported.</div><div><br></div><div>The Pune-bound bus from Indore, skidded off a slippery road and fell into the river after breaking the railing of a bridge in Khalghat area of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on the Agra-Mumbai Highway.</div><div><br></div><div>The bus departed from Indore city around 7.30 am and was going to Amalner, NDTV reported quoting officials.</div><div><br></div><div>Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident. Source: BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>