Bhopal, March 26 -- At least nine people were killed and around 30 others were injured after a bus overturned following a collision with a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district on Thursday, police said.

Collector Harendra Narayan said the accident took place around 6:30 pm on Thursday in the Umranala area.

The bus, carrying more than 40 passengers, overturned while returning from Sausar to Umranala.

According to the police, the passengers had attended a conference for beneficiaries of various government schemes in Sausar earlier in the day. Chief minister Mohan Yadav also attended the event.

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