At least 12 people were killed in Madhya Pradesh라이브 바카라 Mandsaur district on Sunday after a private van carrying 14 passengers hit a bike, veered off the road and fell into a well, officials said.
The dead include four women, the bike rider and a local man who entered the well and rescued four persons before falling unconscious, The Hindu reported. The van was from Ujjain and Ratlam districts and the passengers were headed to a famous temple in the area.
The incident occurred around 12 noon in Kachariya village under the Narayangarh police station area, district officials said.
The Prime Minister라이브 바카라 Office has declared an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF that would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000
“Saddened by the loss of lives in an accident in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon,” the post on X read.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said, “We are all deeply disturbed by the incident. All the authorities and several locals were involved in the rescue efforts. There was too much water in the well, people also tried to pull some of it out,” adding that financial assistance will be provided to the victims’ families.
Mandsaur Superintendent of Police Abhishek Anand stated that a rescue operation was launched immediately and 11 bodies were pulled out. 10 of them had died of drowning while the local man - named Manohar Singh - died of inhaling the gas leaked from the car. The van라이브 바카라 driver was also killed in the accident. The rescue operation went on for almost eight hours.
“Four people, including a girl, 3, and a boy, 10, were rescued from the well by Manohar Singh and other locals,” the SP said. The four injured are receiving treatment at the district hospital, Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda said, according to The Hindu.
The SP said that an investigation has been launched to assess if the van - which ran on CNG - was operating within standard norms, and why it had 14 passengers overboard.
“The van was in high speed when it hit the bike. After that the driver lost control over it and it drifted off to the wrong side of the road, broke the wooden fencing and fell into the well near a temple. It also broke the metal mechanism installed on top of the well used to pull out water,” he added.
The deputy CM reached the spot of the accident and expressed grief over the tragic accident.
