India News | MP: Four Dead, 10 Injured After MUV Skids off Road, Falls into Gorge in Chhindwara
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Four persons died and 10 were injured, including four critically, after their multi utility vehicle skidded off a road and fell into a gorge in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, a police official said.
Chhindwara, Feb 17 (PTI) Four persons died and 10 were injured, including four critically, after their multi utility vehicle skidded off a road and fell into a gorge in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, a police official said.
Also Read | BBC India Survey Indicated Tax Evasion on Certain Remittances, Discrepancies in Transfer Pricing: CBDT.
The vehicle was on its way from Narmadapuram district to Panchmarhi to take part in a fair to mark Mahashivratri when the accident took place in Junnardeo, some 50 kilometres away from the district headquarters, Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Uikey told PTI from the spot.
Also Read | Income Tax Surveys at BBC Offices: Income, Profits Not Commensurate with Operations in India, Says CBDT.
"Initial probe shows the driver lost control of the vehicle. The deceased have been identified as Lakshmi (16), Sachin Uikey (10 ) Kishan Kadwe (40) and Hemendra Kadwe (age not known), all residents of Betul district," he said.
The injured, four of whom are critical, have been admitted in a community health centre, the additional SP informed.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)