Bihar Bus Accident: Bihar minister takes 'U' turn on Motihari tragic accident says, 27 reported dead was wrong, no one died

A day after it was reported that 27 people were burnt to death in a bus accident in Bihar's Motihari, after a bus fell into a ditch and caught fire after it turned turtle, the state's disaster management minister, Dinesh Chandra Yadav took a 'U' turn and delivered a shocking statement. The minister said there were no casualties in the accident.

Mr Yadav, minister of Disaster Management in Nitish Kumar government, had on Thursday reportedly announced the death of 27 people in the accident that took place in East Champaran district.

On Friday, Yadav said, "The information was wrong. Yes, I said 27 people had died, it was based on info from local sources, but I also said that only final report would be considered."

The minister further said, "There was booking for 13 people. 8 were taken to hospital by authorities, there was no sign of remaining 5, no remains were found. They might have left the spot on their own."
The Bihar disaster management department also issued a clarification. 

"No human remains were found in the bus. Initially, it was believed that 40 passengers were aboard, as only 8-9 were rescued, the casualties were feared. However, a detailed investigation followed and no bodies were found," it said.

On a tragic accident, a bus reportedly carrying 32 passengers fell into a ditch when the driver of the bus attempted to avoid a crash with a two-wheeler and overturned around 3 pm on Thursday. In no time it caught wildfire near Belwa village of Bihar's west Chaparam district.

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