7 killed, 14 injured in SUV-truck collision on NH-31 in Madhya Pradesh

Mar 10, 2025 01:13 PM The victims have been identified as residents of Bahri village of Sidhi drict and they were going to Maa Sharda temple in Maihar for tonsure ceremony Seven people were killed and 14 others were injured when their vehicle collided with a truck on National Highway (NH)-39 in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi drict on Monday morning, police said. The relatives of the victims of Monday’s road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi drict. (PTI) The victims have been identified as residents of Bahri village of Sidhi drict. They were going to Maa Sharda temple in Maihar for tonsure ceremony. Deputy superintendent of police Gayatri Devi said, “The family members of Shivshankar Sahu were going to a temple in a Toofan, an SUV (sports utility vehicle), when a truck carrying cement, which was coming from the opposite side, hit it. Eyewitnesses said both the vehicles were in high speed.” Seven people were found dead on the spot while 14 injured people were shifted to Sidhi drict hospital. Nine of the injured were later referred to Rewa medical college in serious condition. The SUV was overloaded. Police and the transport department have initiated a probe into the incident. (With inputs from Dheeraj Singh from Singrauli) News / Cities / Bhopal / 7 killed, 14 injured in SUV-truck collision on NH-31 in Madhya Pradesh See Less