Tragic Accidents in Betul: Five Killed and Twelve Injured

In Madhya Pradesh's Betul district, five people lost their lives and twelve were injured in separate road accidents involving heavy vehicles. The incidents, occurring on Betul-Parasia and Betul-Athner roads, involved a tractor-trolley overturning and a two-wheeler being hit by a truck carrying fertilizer.

In a tragic turn of events in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district, five individuals lost their lives while twelve others sustained injuries in separate road accidents involving heavy vehicles, reported the police on Sunday.

The first accident occurred near Hanuman Dol on Betul-Parasia Road, involving a tractor-trolley carrying laborers. The vehicle overturned, leading to the immediate death of two people and injuring twelve others who were subsequently taken to a hospital, informed Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kamla Joshi.

The second accident happened on Betul-Athner Road when a truck transporting fertilizer collided with a two-wheeler, resulting in the deaths of three men. The case against the truck driver, who fled the scene, has been registered by the authorities.

(With inputs from agencies.)