Tragic Tractor-Trolley Accident Claims Two Lives in Madhya Pradesh

Two people were killed and over 35 injured, including seven with serious injuries, when a tractor-trolley overturned in Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The victims were traveling for a ritual ceremony. Authorities are responding, with some injured being treated at the district hospital.

Two persons were killed and over 35 injured, including seven grievously, when a tractor-trolley overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district on Wednesday, police said.

The incident occurred on the Satna-Chitrakoot road, an official said.

A group of people from Barkheda and Machkhada villages was traveling on the tractor-trolley for a ritual ceremony to Chitrakoot when the vehicle tipped at Bagdara Ghati, according to Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Rohit Rathore.

Two persons, identified as Rani Sen (45) and Meenakshi Dwivedi (15), were killed and more than 35 injured in the accident, he said.

Rathore stated that seven victims sustained serious injuries and were referred to the district hospital in Satna. Others are receiving treatment at various hospitals in Majhgawan and Chitrakoot, he said. District collector Anurag Verma and Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Gupta visited the district hospital to meet the injured, he added.

(With inputs from agencies.)