{
  "id": 15148774,
  "title": "8 Dead, 15 Injured As Minibus Carrying Pilgrims From MP To Khatu Shyam Plunges Into Drain On Delhi-Mumbai Expressway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/8-dead-15-injured-as-minibus-carrying-pilgrims-from-mp-to-khatu-shyam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T07:03:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/8-dead-15-injured-as-minibus-carrying-pilgrims-from-mp-to-khatu-shyam-plunges-into-drain-on-delhi-mumbai-expressway"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eight pilgrims lost their lives and fifteen others were injured in a tragic road accident that occurred on Saturday morning. The minibus, carrying approximately 23 devotees from Madhya Pradesh, veered off the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and plunged into a roadside drain in Rajasthan’s Kota district. The victims were en route to the revered Khatu Shyamji temple when the incident unfolded around 6 am. Preliminary reports suggest that the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, causing the vehicle to lose control and plummet into the drain.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Eight pilgrims died and 15 others injured in a horrific road accident on Saturday morning after a minibus carrying around 23 devotees from Madhya Pradesh plunged into a roadside drain along the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Kota district. The pilgrims were heading to the famous Khatu Shyamji temple when tragedy struck around 6 am. Police suspect the driver may…",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "8 killed as bus falls into drain on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Kota",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/8-killed-as-bus-falls-into-drain-on-delhi-mumbai-expressway-near-kota",
        "published": "2026-10-17T04:08:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "8 Killed, Many Injured As Bus Falls Into Ditch On Delhi-Mumbai Expressway In Rajasthan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/8-killed-many-injured-as-bus-falls-into-ditch-on-delhi-mumbai",
        "published": "2026-10-17T04:25:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Rajasthan: 7 killed, 10 injured as tempo traveller plunges into drain on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/rajasthan-7-killed-10-injured-as-tempo-traveller-plunges-into-drain",
        "published": "2026-10-17T04:25:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Woman sending son to school killed as Hilux hits motorcycle in Kota Marudu; teen dies in separate Tawau collision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/woman-sending-son-to-school-killed-as-hilux-hits-motorcycle-in-kota",
        "published": "2026-10-17T05:16:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "8 killed, 15 injured as minibus falls into 15-foot drain along Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Kota",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/8-killed-15-injured-as-minibus-falls-into-15-foot-drain-along-delhi",
        "published": "2026-10-17T05:55:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}