2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Apr 30, 2026 08:28 AM IST
As many as 12 labourers were killed and 20 others injured when a pick-up van in which they were travelling overturned and collided with an SUV in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Wednesday night.
The accident took place between 8.30 and 9 pm when 35 labourers were returning from Baggad in a pick-up van. As the driver lost control of the vehicle, It overturned and rammed an SUV that was approcahing from opposite direction near Chikliya crossing.
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“Twelve people died on the spot, while approximately 20 others were injured,” news agency PTI quoted Dhar district’s in-charge collector, Abhishek Choudhary.
Persons with serious injuries were referred to Indore after basic treatment.
A case has been registered and an investigation is underway.
“Labourers had gone somewhere in a pickup truck. While returning, the pickup went out of control and rolled three times… The Chief Minister also took immediate notice… I believe that mainly the driver is at fault. The vehicle was at such a high speed that he was unable to control it..,” Union Minister Savitri Thakur said.
