Gwalior. After the death of more than a dozen devotees in the accident at Durga Pandal in Kolkata, a major accident took place in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh late on Saturday night. 18 people were crushed to death by an uncontrolled truck near Shitala Mata temple in Gwalior. More than 30 people were injured in this accident. The condition of many of them is critical. Gwalior SSP Dharamveer Singh said that on the occasion of Navratri, a large number of devotees were going to Shitala Mata temple. This incident happened at around 1.30 in the night.
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh: Twelve people were killed and 39 injured after a truck went out of control while descending a hill near the historic Sheetla Mata Temple, around 18 km from the district headquarters. The injured, including children, women and two police personnel, were taken to JA Hospital, where five are in critical condition.
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SSP told the media that there is a steep slope on the road towards Chinor towards the temple. In such a situation, the entry of heavy vehicles has been stopped there. He told that the truck carrying paddy suddenly went out of control. The speeding truck broke the police barricade and hit the outer wall and gate of Sheetala Mata temple, crushing the devotees on the road. He said that two policemen were also among those injured in the accident. Out of 27 injured people in the accident, 5-6 are seriously injured.
Massive killer mishap in Gwalior. 13 devotees killed, at least 29 others injured, after an uncontrolled truck ran over them fatally outside the Shitla Mata Temple in Gwalior on Sat-Sun intervening night. 7 injured are said to be critical. @NewIndianXpress @santwana99 @jayanthjacob
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Gwalior district administration is investigating how the truck came despite there being a stopper and check point on the road. The truck is being technically examined to find out how it went out of control. Many of the people present at the spot told the media that the truck was overloaded. People did not even get a chance to escape due to the sudden arrival of the rumbling truck. Many shops were also broken due to the collision with the truck. On March 26 this year, an overloaded auto was hit from behind by a speeding Scorpio near Sheetala Mata Temple in Gwalior. In which five people lost their lives and four others were injured.