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Eight Labourers Killed, 32 Injured in Bhind Collision
A pickup truck carrying farm workers crashed into a larger dumper truck in Madhya Pradesh.
The crash happened at about 1 a.m.
near Chhimka village.
The workers were going home to Uttar Pradesh after planting rice in Gwalior.
Police said the pickup driver may have swerved to avoid cattle on the road.
Eight workers died, including five at the scene and three while being taken to a hospital.
Thirty-two other workers were hurt.
Police and local residents rescued people trapped in the damaged pickup.
The injured were taken to a hospital in Gohad, and the most seriously injured were sent to Gwalior.
The Uttar Pradesh chief minister offered financial help to the families of the workers who died.
Eight labourers were killed and 32 injured when their pickup vehicle collided head-on with a dumper truck in Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh.
The crash occurred around 1 a.m. near Chhimka village on the Bhind-Gwalior National Highway early Tuesday, August 18.
Police said the pickup driver apparently lost control while trying to avoid cattle on the highway and veered into the opposite lane.
The labourers were returning to Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, after completing paddy transplantation work in Gwalior.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 2 lakh in assistance for the family of each deceased worker and ordered coordination over treatment and returning remains.
- Who
- Labourers from Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh returning from work in Gwalior.
- What
- A pickup vehicle collided head-on with a dumper truck, killing eight labourers and injuring 32.
- Where
- Near Chhimka village on the Bhind-Gwalior National Highway in Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- Around 1 a.m. early Tuesday, August 18.
- Why
- Police said the pickup driver apparently lost control while trying to avoid cattle on the highway.
Key facts
- Deaths
- 8 labourers; 5 died at the scene and 3 while being taken to hospital
- Injured
- 32 labourers
- Crash location
- Near Chhimka village, Bhind-Gwalior National Highway, Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh
- Vehicles
- A pickup vehicle and a dumper truck
- Workers' destination
- Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh
- Work completed
- Paddy transplantation in Gwalior
- Medical response
- The injured were treated in Gohad; those seriously hurt were referred to Gwalior
- Compensation
- Rs 2 lakh for the family of each deceased worker from Uttar Pradesh
Quotes
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
“"The loss of lives in the unfortunate accident in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, is deeply distressing and heart‑wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families. Instructions have been issued to provide financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the family of each deceased person from Uttar Pradesh."”
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