Nine killed in a road accident after two auto rickshaws collided

Nine killed in a road accident after two auto rickshaws collided

Nine persons were killed and several others were injured after two auto rickshaws collided with a truck on Saturday morning.

The incident took place at Majhgawan village under Badwara police station of the district at around 10.30 am.

“One auto-rickshaw collided with a truck and then another auto-rickshaw which was behind the first one also collided with the truck. Eight persons died on the spot and seven who received injuries were rushed to the district hospital. Some of them hailed from Katni while others are locals,” Badwara police station in-charge Bundeldhar Dwivedi said.

Sources at the district headquarters confirmed that one injured died while being brought to the hospital and treatment of others is going on.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family of deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured.

-PTC News