Devotees Overturned in Raisen District; Fatal Incident Reported

Devotees Overturned in Raisen District; Fatal Incident Reported.webp


Raisen (MP), February 11 A 60-year-old woman was killed and about 25 people were injured when a tractor-cart carrying devotees overturned in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Wednesday.

Seven of the injured are in critical condition, while four are minors, the police said.

The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at Gadhi, about 50 kilometers from the district headquarters, when the tractor-cart suddenly lost control and overturned.

Sub-Divisional Police Officer Sonal Gupta said that 32 members of a tribal community from Bhiladiya village in Gairatganj tehsil were returning from a religious event at Gadhi.

After being alerted, Gadhi police post in-charge Virendra Vishwakarma reached the spot with a team and took all 25 injured people to Gairatganj Civil Hospital, she said.

A woman named Ayodhya Bai died at the scene, the official said.
 
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