<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">At least 22 people were killed and several others were injured when a bus they were travelling in fell from a bridge in Indian Madhya Pradesh's Khargone on Tuesday, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The bus, with 50 people on board, was on its way to Indore when it fell from a bridge in Khargone's Dasanga village. Emergency services with the help of local villagers are engaged in rescue operation, Mr Mishra said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced a compensation of ₹ 4 lakh to the families of those who were killed in the accident, ₹ 50,000 each to those who are 'seriously' injured and ₹ 25,000 each to people with minor injuries. Chief Minister Chouhan's government will also bear the costs of treatment of those injured.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office announced today that a compensation of ₹ 2 lakh each will be given to the families of those who died.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A probe is underway to determine the cause of the accident, the police said. NDTV</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>