Datia (Madhya Pradesh): Five persons, including three minors, were killed when a speeding mini truck, they were traveling in, fell into the Buhara River in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday morning. Datia Superintendent of Police Pradeep Sharma confirmed the deaths.
Police officials said that the mishap occurred when the occupants in the truck were going from Bilheti village of Gwalior district to Tikamgarh to attend a wedding ceremony. The truck driver lost control of the vehicle, after which, it fell into the river at around 6 AM. Upon receiving information, police and officials of the district administration reached the mishap spot. They also said that all five bodies were recovered.
The deceased have been identified as Pancho Bai (65), Prashant (18), Gunjan (3), Kaurav (2), and Ishu (3). Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief over the accident.
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"Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed deep condolence over the sudden demise of five people in the unfortunate incident of a truck falling into the water near village Buhara in Datia district. The Chief Minister is in constant touch with the local administration and the search is on for those who are missing," Chouhan's office said in a Tweet in Hindi.
Chouhan has also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the victim of those killed in the accident. Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra has expressed grief over the accident.
Earlier on June 17, three passengers were killed and 15 others injured, when the bus they were travelling in, collided with a dumper in the Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, police said. The mishap occurred near the Devpuri Baba Mandir on the National Highway 44 of Morena district when the bus was going to Delhi from Gwalior, officials of the Saraichola police station had said.
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