Katni (MP): Eight persons were killed and
five others injured when a speeding truck hit two
auto-rickshaws near Majhgavan in Katni district of Madhya
Pradesh this morning, a police official said.
The incident took place around 10 AM, an official from
Badwara police station told PTI. Eight passengers in two auto-rickshaws were killed and
five others were injured, he said.
Katni District Collector KVS Choudhry and
Superintendent of Police Atul Singh had reached the spot, and
the injured were being taken to a nearby hospital, he said.
The auto-rickshaws were heading to Katni from
Majhgavan when they were hit by the truck coming from the
opposite direction, he said, adding that more details were
awaited.
PTI
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