Madhya Pradesh: 14 killed, 17 injured in four road accidents

Bhopal: Fourteen persons, including two children, were killed and 17 others injured in four road accidents in parts of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday. These accidents - one each in Chhindwara and Barwani districts and two in Betul district - occurred on Wednesday night, they said. In Chhindwara, seven persons, including a child, were killed and five others injured when their jeep fell into a well after hitting a two-wheeler fell near Kodamau village late night. The victims were returning from a marriage function in Bhajipani village, Mohkhed police station in-charge Gopal Ghasle said. The well had little water and the jeep got stuck after falling into it, the official said. The vehicle was later pulled out with the help of a crane. The five injured persons were admitted to a hospital, the official added. The deceased were identified as Dipu Ivnati (3), Ajay Ivnati (32), Sachin (19), Rajkumar Choure (40), Sagar (31), Ranjeet Uikey (35) and Ramnath Invati, a police official said. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state Congress president Kamal Nath, who represents Chhindwara Assembly constituency, expressed grief over the death of seven persons in the accident. Chouhan also announced an assistance of Rs four lakh each to the kin of those killed in the accident and Rs 50,000 for the injured persons, official sources said.

छिंदवाड़ा में सड़क दुर्घटना में असमय काल कवलित हुए नागरिकों के परिवार के साथ दु:ख की इस घड़ी में मैं और सम्पूर्ण मध्यप्रदेश साथ है।

मृतकों के परिजनों को 4-4 लाख रुपये और घायलों को 50-50 हजार रुपये की सहायता राशि प्रदान की जायेगी। https://t.co/dWrqlxw5bU

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 16, 2022

छिंदवाड़ा जिले के मोहखेड़ा थाना क्षेत्र के कोडामऊ गांव में बारातियों से भरी गाड़ी कुएं में गिरने से 7 लोगों की मृत्यु और 3 लोगों के घायल होने का दुखद समाचार प्राप्त हुआ है।

मैं मृतकों की आत्मा की शांति और घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं।

— Kamal Nath (@OfficeOfKNath) June 16, 2022

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In Barwani, three persons, including a child, were killed and seven others injured when a stationary bus was hit by a truck from behind near Barrufata in the district late night.

बड़वानी के ठीकरी थाना क्षेत्र में देर रात खड़ी बस में ट्रक की टक्कर से हुई दुर्घटना में अमूल्य जिंदगियों के असमय निधन का दुखद समाचार प्राप्त हुआ। ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्माओं को शांति और परिजनों को यह वज्रपात सहन करने की शक्ति दें तथा घायलों को शीघ्र स्वस्थ करें,करबद्ध प्रार्थना। ॐ शांति

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 16, 2022

The bus had stopped at Barrufata after its tyre got punctured and while the driver and helper were changing the wheel, passengers also got down and stood on a divider. “Suddenly, a truck rammed into the bus from behind before hitting those standing on the divider,” a police official said. The deceased are identified as Bagga Dangi, Kamlesh Meena and a child aged around six years, the official said. The bus was on its way to Pune from Bhilwara in Rajasthan, he said, adding the injured persons were admitted to a hospital in Theekri from where they were referred to the district hospital. Chouhan also expressed grief over the bus accident in Barwani. In Betul district, three people were killed and one person was injured when two motorcycles collided head-on near Sukhadhana village, Sarni police station in-charge Ratnakar Hingve said. The deceased have been identified as Ankit Nagde (22), Sahil (24) and Sunny (23), he said. Prima facie, the three victims were not wearing helmets at the time of the accident, the official said. The injured rider was admitted to a primary health centre in Ghodadongri town in the district, he said. In another accident in Betul, a speeding dumper collided with a bus while trying to overtake it on an under-construction four-lane road near Shahpura town, a police official said. The dumper driver, Vikas Dhurve, suffered serious injuries and later died in a hospital, he said. Dhurve’s assistant and three bus passengers received injuries and were undergoing treatment, the official said. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.