A speeding truck almost crushed devotees in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh late on Saturday night. So far 14 people have died on the spot in this accident. Apart from this, more than 30 people including 2 policemen are injured. Of these, the condition of 5 to 6 people remains critical. It is being told that all the devotees had gone to Shitala Mata temple to have darshan of the goddess. The accident happened near the slope of Chinaur Road. The injured have been admitted to the hospital.
According to media reports, this accident happened on Saturday night at around 1:30 am. During Navratri, a large number of devotees were reaching Shitala Mata temple to have darshan of the goddess. Meanwhile, a truck loaded with paddy went out of control and moved ahead, crushing people. According to SSP Dharamveer Singh, barricades were installed to stop the movement of heavy vehicles. The truck broke the barricade and went ahead and the driver lost control of the vehicle and the truck collided with the entrance and outer wall of the temple.
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40 people were taken to hospital
After this accident, the injured were immediately taken to the hospital. According to SSP Dharamveer Singh, a total of more than 40 people were taken to the hospital after the accident, out of which 14 died. Officials say that the condition of five to six injured in this accident is said to be critical. Some people have suffered serious injuries including fractures and other injured are also undergoing treatment. Apart from this, two policemen deployed at the spot were also injured in the accident.
What did the District Collector tell?
After this accident, Gwalior District Collector Ruchika Chauhan said that the administration got information about the accident at around 1:30 in the night. He said that as soon as the information was received, an ambulance was immediately sent to the spot. The Collector and top officials themselves went to the Trauma Center to know the condition of the victims and took stock of the situation.
SSP Dharamveer Singh said that two policemen on duty were also injured in the accident. He said that when this accident happened, a large number of devotees were going to Shitala Mata temple.