At least 18 people were killed when an overcrowded bus fell into Bagdi river in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said, adding that more than 30 passengers are still missing.

The accident took place late Wednesday when a private bus, on its way to Indore via Chapra from Nemawar, with around 80 passengers on board skidded off and fell into the overflowing Bagdi river at Khategaon village.