14 Killed, Several Injured After Pick-Up Vehicle Overturns In MP’s Dindori, CM Announces EX-Gratia
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At least 14 people were killed and 21 others were injured in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district when a pickup truck overturned after the driver lost control, news agency ANI reported on Thursday.
Dindori Collector, Vikas Mishra said, “14 people died and 20 injured after a pick-up vehicle lost control and overturned at Badjhar ghat in Dindori. Injured are undergoing treatment at Shahpura Community Health Centre”.
#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: 14 people died and 20 injured after a pick-up vehicle lost control and overturned at Badjhar ghat in Dindori. Injured are undergoing treatment at Shahpura Community Health Centre: Vikas Mishra, Dindori Collector
(Visuals of the injured who are undergoing… pic.twitter.com/24CjMnprEb
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) February 29, 2024
After the incident, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 Lakhs for the kin of the deceased. In a Hindi X post, the CM’s office said: “Financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh each will be provided to the families of those injured in the incident. Instructions have been given to the district administration for proper treatment of the injured.”
The CM also directed the local administration to provide medical treatment to the injured. His office further informed that the state cabinet minister Sampatiya Uikey was reaching the accident site.
मुख्यमंत्री डॉ. मोहन यादव ने डिंडोरी जिले में हुई वाहन दुर्घटना में कई अनमोल जिंदगियों के असामयिक निधन पर गहन शोक व्यक्त किया है।
उन्होंने ईश्वर से दिवंगत आत्माओं की शांति व परिजनों को यह वज्रपात सहन करने की शक्ति देने की प्रार्थना की है।
मुख्यमंत्री जी ने कहा कि घटना में…
— Chief Minister, MP (@CMMadhyaPradesh) February 29, 2024
Citing officials India Today reported that the incident occurred while the affected people were returning from a ‘godh bharai’ ceremony.
Following the incident, police and other officials rushed to the scene and admitted the injured to Shahpura’s community health centre, where they are being treated, while the deceased was taken for a postmortem, the report said further.
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