Hazaribag (Jharkhand), Apr 24 (PTI) A total of 24 people were injured on Monday when a Varanasi-bound bus turned turtle and fell into a nearby ditch in Kariatpur, police said.

The bus had started its journey from Kolkata and the incident took place around 3 am, when it hit a divider on a stretch of National Highway-2 in the area, about 45 km away from Hazaribag district headquarters, they said.

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The driver along with four others suffered serious injuries and they have been shifted to Sheikh Bihari Medical College & Hospital, Hazaribag, SP Manoj Ratan Chothe said.

Those with minor injuries were administered first aid and discharged from Barhi Sub-Divisional Hospital, he said.

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