Seven persons including six members of a family were killed on Thursday when the jeep in which they were travelling fell into the Chambal lake about 30 kms from here.
One Brajesh Shakya from Kherla village along with family was on their way to Sunehra when the vehicle fell into the lake while trying to avoid a collision with a truck, under the Sabalgarh police station area.
The victims were identified as Brajesh (49), lalita (38), Devendra (17), Ayush (14), Dhruv (5), Sangeeta (17) and driver Ratanlal (40). According to police, all the bodies have been fished out from the lake and sent for post-mortem. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has sanctioned an ex-gratia assistance of Rs1 lakh each for the deceased.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed profound grief over the road mishap in Morena district. He prayed to Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.
Chouhan sought complete information about the accident over telephone. He directed to give Rs1 one lakh assistance each to next of kin of the deceased. The Chief Minister has also directed senior officers to extend other assistance to the affected families.
Former leader of opposition in Madhya Pradesh assembly Ajay Singh Rahul has also expressed profound grief over the road mishap in Morena district. Terming the incidence very painful Singh prayed to Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.