MP: 7 dead, several injured after out-of-control truck rams into bystanders

In a tragic incident, at least seven people were killed and nine others injured after a truck rammed into bystanders and a bike after losing control in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district. The incident took place at Satrunda crossroads Sunday evening.

According to Ratlam District Collector Narendra Kumar Suryavanshi, the truck lost control after a tyre burst. The injured were rushed to a district hospital, he added.

"A truck lost control after its tyre burst and hit the bystanders in which five persons died on the spot and 11 people sustained injuries in the incident. They were immediately admitted to the hospital," Suryavanshi said.

Later, two more succumbed to injuries and the death toll reached seven. State Industries Minister and Badnawar MLA Rajyavardhan Singh Dattigaon reached Ratlam at midnight to took stock of the situation and meet the injured at hospitals.

The deceased persons were dentified as Bharat Changesia (40), a resident of Sanavada, Dhar district; Paras Patidar (42), of Simlavada village, Ratlam; Bhanwarlal (42), of Bakhatgarh, Dhar; Ramesh (55), of Badnawar; Kiran (35) and Sangeeta (30), of Rattagarhkheda village, Ratlam. The identity of one woman is yet to be ascertained.

The MP government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased persons and Rs 50,000 each to the injured persons.