{
  "id": 10597148,
  "title": "Indore’s Rajwada Declared No-Bus Zone After Fatal Crash Claims Two Lives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/indores-rajwada-declared-no-bus-zone-after-fatal-crash-claims-two",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T03:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indores-rajwada-declared-no-bus-zone-after-fatal-crash-claims-two-lives"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indore authorities have declared the Rajwada area a 'No-Bus Zone' following a fatal bus accident that claimed two lives on Sunday. Additional DCP (Traffic) Santosh Kumar Koul announced the measure, taken on senior officials' instructions, to prevent future accidents. City buses will no longer be permitted to operate, pass through, or park in Rajwada until further notice. E-rickshaws, previously restricted from operating directly in front of Rajwada, are also prohibited from standing or plying along the main stretch, with an alternative route available via Cloth Market and Gora Kund. Traffic police have been posted at critical intersections to enforce the restrictions and manage traffic flow. The incident occurred around 3:30 PM on Sunday when the driver mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake. The speeding IMC electric city bus (PM Bus Sewa) collided with bystanders and an auto-rickshaw near a banyan tree, resulting in two deaths and two injuries.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In the wake of Sunday’s fatal bus accident at Rajwada that claimed two lives, authorities have declared the area a ‘No-Bus Zone’ from Monday. Additional DCP (Traffic) Santosh Kumar Koul said the decision was taken on the instructions of senior officials to prevent further accidents. Until further orders, city buses will not be allowed to operate, pass through or park in…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Three Booked For Bus Vandalism After Fatal Rajwada Crash In Indore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/three-booked-for-bus-vandalism-after-fatal-rajwada-crash-in-indore",
        "published": "2026-09-28T19:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}