At least 11 people lost their lives after a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims turned turtle in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district on Thursday, May 25.
Several people are said to be critically injured even though the exact numbers are not known yet. Media reports put the number of injured persons between 12 and 22. The deceased included six women and four children.
The Neemuch Police said that the accident happened in Kanka Phanta when the pilgrims were travelling from Charia village of Mandsaur district to offer prayers at the Sanwaria Seth temple in Rajasthan. The driver lost control of the vehicle causing it to turn turtle.
The injured were rushed to a local hospital in Neemuch. Doctors said that three of the injured are in a critical condition, the Times of India reported.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in the road accident.
Madhya Pradesh: 11 dead and 12 critically injured after a tractor trolley carrying pilgrims overturned in Neemuch district (earlier visuals) pic.twitter.com/m3lVAGMRVe
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2017
Madhya Pradesh: 11 dead and 12 critically injured after a tractor trolley carrying pilgrims overturned in Neemuch district
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2017
More details are awaited.
