Chitrakoot (UP), Jul 15 (PTI) A passenger was killed while 30 others were injured when a private bus overturned and fell into a ditch in the Rajpur area of the district on Friday afternoon, police said.

The Circle Officer (CO) of the area Shivprakash Sonkar said the bus overturned and fell into the ditch at a turn near Kusaili village.

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"A passenger of the bus was killed. The deceased is yet to be identified. 30 other passengers in the bus sustained injuries," the CO said.

The 30 injured have been admitted to a hospital where condition of the eight is said to be critical, he added.

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