World · Manendragarh bus crashManendragarh bus crash: Six killed, about 40 injured as minibus hits treeAired October 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM UTCWritten October 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A minibus hit a roadside tree and killed six people.0:10About 40 people were injured, and seriously hurt passengers have needed referrals0:14for further medical care.0:15What sent the bus into the tree, and how badly are the survivors hurt?0:19The minibus was heading from Manindragar toward Kalhari village when it struck the0:23tree near the Semarmathani Turn.0:25The crash happened Thursday afternoon in Chhattisgarh's Manindragar, Charmiri,0:29Bharatpur district.0:30Injured passengers have needed care in Manindragar, Charmiri, and Ambikapur.0:35The collision happened on October 22nd.0:37The local police chief's breakdown puts around half the injured in the serious0:40category, including the driver.0:42Police chief Ratna Singh says around 20 people suffered serious injuries, including0:47the driver.0:4820 other passengers suffered minor wounds.0:50That puts the overall injury count at about 40, with the total approximate because0:54the serious injury figure is itself approximate.0:57Conflicting figures describe 39 seriously injured.1:0115 seriously injured, or 40 injured with two in critical condition.1:05Another injury total is 20.1:06Serious and critical describe different levels of injury, and no consolidated1:10medical bulletin has reconciled these figures.1:12The 20-person injury total also can't simply be treated as a count of serious1:17injuries.1:17Police explicitly describe two groups of injured passengers and both contribute to1:22the approximate total of 40.1:23Injured passengers are receiving treatment at the civil hospital in Manandragar and1:28the district hospital in Chermiri.1:30Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai says two seriously injured passengers were referred to1:34Ambikapur for further medical care.1:36A separate referral figure puts 15 injured people at Ambikapur Medical College1:41Hospital.1:41It's unclear whether that covers a different group or a later total.1:45The two figures can't yet be combined into a reliable account of patient transfers.1:49Police and the chief minister both put the death toll at six.1:52Police say four victims were women.1:54A conflicting description identifies two women and a girl among those killed.1:59Those details haven't been reconciled.2:00The conflicting five-death figure doesn't provide a reliable timeline of when the2:04toll changed.2:05Six remains the confirmed number of people killed.2:08Chief Minister Vishnu Deosai announced 5 lakh rupees for each deceased person's next2:12of kin and 50,000 rupees for each injured person.2:15He offered condolences to bereaved families and directed officials to arrange the2:19necessary treatment.2:20There's no confirmation yet that the money has reached the affected families and no2:23payment deadline has been announced.2:25An injured passenger said the driver lost control before the bus hit the tree.2:29Police suspect brake failure, but they haven't confirmed the cause.2:33Investigators haven't announced a mechanical finding explaining why the driver lost2:37control.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗