Gwalior, March 23: Twelve women and a man died after the auto-rickshaw carrying them collided with a speeding bus in Old Chawni area in Gwalior Tuesday morning, police said.

The accident happened around 7 am when the women, who were cooks at an 'anganwadi kendra' were returning home after work, Gwalior SP Amit Sanghi said. Madhya Pradesh Accident: Bus Falls Off Bridge Into Canal in Sidhi, 45 Dead, PM Narendra Modi Announces Compensation.

Madhya Pradesh: 12 Women and a Man Killed in Auto-Bus Collision

While eight women and the auto driver died on the spot, the others succumbed to their injuries in a hospital, he said.

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