Bhopal: At least 13 people were killed and
24 others injured in five separate road accidents in Madhya
Pradesh, police said today.
In Betul district, seven people were killed when a
speeding truck ran over them on Multai Road late last night
while they were helping victims of an accident involving two
motorcycles, they said.
Seven people died on the spot while two injured
motorcyclists were admitted to Nagpur for treatment, Bordehi
police station in-charge R K Suryawanshi told reporters here.
The bodies of the deceased were sent to the Multai Civil
Hospital for post-mortem, he said, adding that efforts were on
to trace the truck.
Four of the deceased were residents of Multai village
while three others hailed from Nagpur who had come to the
village to attend a function, Suryawanshi said.
In another incident, three people were killed and two
others seriously injured today when their car turned turtle
and fell into a roadside trench at Sonda village in Sehore
district, Mandi police station in-charge Pradeep Gurjar said.
The victims, who were travelling to Indore from Bhopal,
were taken to a district hospital, where they were declared
brought dead, he said.
The deceased were identified as Yash, Harsh and
Kunal, aged between 22 and 26, the official said, adding that
they all were residents of Kolar area in Bhopal.
The two injured were undergoing treatment in a district
hospital, he added
In the third incident, two people were killed and three
others injured when their SUV collided with a container truck
near Dabra in Gwalior district last night.
"The deceased are identified as Puran Singh Chouhan
(24) and Hitesh Jat (26)," Aantri police station in-charge GS
Tomar said.
The truck driver fled after the incident, he said, adding
that the injured were undergoing treatment in Gwalior.
In an incident that occurred near Mandideep town in
Raisen district today, one person was killed and 15 others
were injured when a bus collided with a truck.
Three of the injured people were referred to Bhopal in a
serious condition, a police official said.
The deceased has been identified as Bhagwandas Rajak
(65), a sub-inspector said.
PTI
