Four dead, 15 injured as mini truck overturns in Madhya Pradesh

At least four people were killed and 15 others were injured after a mini truck they were travelling in overturned at a village in Madhya Pradesh.

Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh):Four persons were killed and at least 15 others injured after a mini truck overturned at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district early on Saturday, police said.

The incident occurred around 2 am at Bhalaiya Tola village, about 60-kilometres from the district headquarters, Sarai Police Station in-charge Shankhdhar Dwivedi said.

"The mishap occurred after the occupants of the mini-truck were returning to their village (Langhadol) after attending a programme at a nearby place," he said.

"The vehicle overturned as its driver lost control over it. Four persons died on the spot and at least 15 others suffered injuries," Dwivedi said.

The condition of 10 of them is critical and they are being treated at a local hospital, he added.

Senior officials, including District Collector Rajiv Ranjan Meena, Superintendent of Police Virendra Kumar Singh and Devsar MLA Subhash Ramcharit Verma visited the spot and the hospital.

Earlier, on November 2, Six people were killed and 10 others were injured in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district in the wee hours.

The incident took place when the mini-truck they were travelling in collided with a truck.

Similarly, on October 31, four people were killed and one was critically injured after a car fell into a pond near Reliance Petrol Pump under Nehtaur police station area in Bijnor district.

All the four deceased were residents of the old city Rabri Tola in Bareilly.

WITH INPUTS FROM PTI