winzir Madhya Pradesh: 6 Killed In 2 Truck Accidents In Umaria & Bhind Districts

Six persons were killed in two separate accidents involving trucks in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria and Bhind districts on Thursday, police said.

In Umaria, three women and a man were killed and another person was injured in a collision between two speeding trucks at around 7.30 am, an official said.

The accident took place on National Highway 43, near an eatery in Pali area, 38 km from the district headquarters.

One of the trucks was on way to Umaria from Shahdol, while the other truck was heading in the opposite direction.

While three women in the Umaria-bound truck died on the spot, a man travelling in the other vehicle died at the district hospital, Pali police station house officer Madan Lal Marabi said.

Efforts were on to identify the victims,fhm63 he said.

In a separate accident, the drivers of two trucks were killed after both the vehicles collided on a highway in Bhind district, another official said.

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The incident took place near Kheria Bagh village at around 1.30 am.

One of the trucks, loaded with paddy, was on way to Bareilly town in Uttar Pradesh, while the other vehicle carrying vegetables was moving towards Etawah city in UP, Mehgaon town's Sub Divisional Officer of Police Sanjay Kochha said.

Both the truck drivers died on the spot. They have been identified as Devendra Singh Meena (33) and Luvkush Kushwaha (40)winzir, the official said.