SUV-Truck Collision In Madhya Pradesh

6 Killed in the accident...

On Sunday, six people were killed after an SUV collided with a truck coming from another direction in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, the police said.

The accident took place near Sanodha Jatashankar Valley in the Sanodha police station area, officials said.

"There were seven people in the car.

Four of them died on the spot in the accident, while two others were declared dead when they reached the hospital.

One of the injured is being treated at the hospital," SP Abhishek Tiwari told news agency ANI.

"The truck driver has been identified, and we are trying to arrest him," he said.

According to police, the car was going towards Gadhakota from Sagar while the truck was coming from Gadhakota towards Sagar.

Following the impact, the Pajero was blown away. The truck collided with a neem tree which was uprooted and broken.

Sub-divisional police officer Ashok Chaurasia Makronia, Chief Superintendent of Police Shekhar Dubey, police station in-charge Ajay Shakya Baheria and Divya Prakash Tripathi reached the spot following the accident.

Earlier, on Thursday, five persons were killed and 14 were injured after a truck collided with another truck carrying yatris at GT Karnal Road.