Eight Killed, 32 Injured as Truck Collides with Dumper in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind
· India · The Hindu, Car and Driver, NDTV
Eight labourers were killed and 32 others injured after their pickup vehicle collided head-on with a dumper truck in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district. The accident occurred at around 1 a.m. near Chhimka village on the Bhind-Gwalior National Highway. The workers were returning to their village in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district after completing paddy transplantation work in Gwalior. Preliminary investigations indicate the driver lost control while trying to avoid cattle on the highway, causing the vehicle to veer into oncoming traffic. Local police and residents rescued the trapped workers, with injured individuals admitted to a hospital in Gohad and those critical referred to Gwalior.
Why it matters
The accident claims the lives of eight migrant labourers returning from farm work, highlighting the severe safety risks posed by stray cattle on national highways and night travel.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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