Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Hit-and-Run Toll Rises to Five in Jabalpur
On Sunday afternoon, a speeding car hit a group of labourers who were eating by the roadside in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Initially, two people died, and eleven were hurt, with one in serious condition.
The labourers were from Mandla district and had been working in Jabalpur for about a month and a half.
The car was coming from Barela towards Jabalpur and left after the accident.
The driver is still on the run.
On Monday, three more people succumbed to their injuries, raising the death toll to five.
The victims' families protested on the highway, demanding compensation and disrupting traffic for several hours.
The number of casualties in the hit-and-run incident near Barela toll post in Jabalpur rose to five after three more persons succumbed to their injuries.
On Sunday, two persons died and 11 others were injured after a speeding car ploughed through a group of 13 women labourers on a lunch break on the roadside.
The driver of the car, which did not have a registration number plate, is still on the run.
Victims' families staged a massive protest along the Jabalpur-Raipur National Highway, disrupting traffic movement for several hours.
The demonstrators blocked the route by placing the victims’ bodies across the road, demanding immediate financial compensation for the bereaved families.
- Who
- Labourers working in Jabalpur
- What
- A speeding car ran over a group of labourers
- When
- Sunday afternoon around 2 pm
- Where
- Ekta Chowk, under Barela police station limits, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- The car was speeding and the driver fled the scene
Victims' Families
Authorities
Compensation
Victims' Families
Demanding immediate financial compensation from the NHAI
Authorities
Negotiating with protesters to clear the blockade
- Location
- Ekta Chowk, Barela, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Time
- 2 pm
- Victims
- 13 (5 dead, 8 injured)
- Vehicle
- White car without registration plate
- Critical Condition
- 1
- Victims' Residence
- Mandla district
- Duration of Work
- One and a half months
Sources
Speeding car runs over labourers having roadside meal in Jabalpur; 2 dead, 11 injured
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Toll in MP hit-and-run accident mounts to 5; villagers protest with bodies of victims
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