✤Five people, including three women, were killed while at least 20 others sustained injuries when a dumper truck hit a van in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district on Tuesday morning, police said. According to Bhind Collector Sanjeev Shrivastava, the dumper truck hit the van probably while trying to avoid hitting a motorcycle.
ꦐThe accident killed three people on the spot, while two others succumbed later. The injured persons were taken to the district hospital. Among the injured, 12 were referred to Gwalior for treatment, while the others were undergoing treatment at the Bhind district hospital.
🌠Quoting Bhind district Superintendent of Police (SP) Asit Yadav, PTI reported that the incident took place at around 5 AM near Jawaharpura village when a group of people was returning from a marriage function.
♎Some of them were reportedly sitting in the van while the others were standing on a road when suddenly a speeding dumper truck hit them and their vehicle.
ಞAngry locals staged a 'chakka jam' (blockade) on the road, eyewitnesses said.
🥀The SP said he along with other officials reached the spot to control the situation.
