In a tragic road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district on Friday morning, six people, including two women, lost their lives, while 16 others sustained injuries. The incident occurred in the Manpur area of Mhow tehsil when a motorcycle and a private minibus collided with a trailer truck on a slope, police said.
According to Additional Superintendent of Police (Indore Rural) Rupesh Dwivedi, two men riding the motorcycle and two women traveling in the minibus died on the spot, while two other victims succumbed to their injuries at Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital. Among the 16 injured, two are reported to be in critical condition.
Authorities revealed that the minibus was carrying passengers returning to Belgaum, Karnataka, after visiting the revered Mahakal Temple in Ujjain.
Four Youths Die After Motorcycle Falls Into Well in Dhar
In another tragic accident late Thursday night, four young men lost their lives when their motorcycle fell into an unprotected well while negotiating a sharp curve in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district.
The accident occurred around 11:50 PM between Choti Umarband and Mundla villages, nearly 60 km from the district headquarters, Manawar police station in-charge Ishwar Singh Chauhan confirmed.
The victims, identified as Sandeep (19), Anurag (22), Manish (20), and Rohan (19), were returning to their Mundla village after attending a program in Choti Umarband.
Police retrieved the bodies from the well and sent them for autopsy. Investigations are underway to determine further details regarding the mishap.