At least 15 people were killed when a private bus in which they were travelling in plunged into a river in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district on Tuesday morning. Around 25 people were injured, although search and rescue operations are still going on.

The bus was travelling from Indore to Parasia, police officials told PTI. It was crossing a bridge over a river near Longabanjari village when the accident occurred. The cause of the accident is still unknown.