India News | MP: Tractor Overturns in Chitrakoot, 5 Dead, 7 Critical
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Five people were killed and over a dozen injured after their tractor-trolley overturned in Chitrakoot area of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, police said.
Satna (MP), Sep 21 (PTI) Five people were killed and over a dozen injured after their tractor-trolley overturned in Chitrakoot area of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, police said.
The condition of seven of the injured is critical, said Additional Superintendent of Police Gautam Solanki.
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"The group is from Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh and were visiting Chitrakoot as part of a pilgrimage. The tractor- trolley overturned near Jhari river after the driver lost control. Three women and two men died on the spot," he said.
Nayagaon police is probing the case, he added.
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MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief on the incident in a tweet.
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