Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Speeding Innova Hits Two-Wheelers, Tractor in Indore
A vehicle being test-driven in Rau, Indore, crashed into several two-wheelers and a tractor.
The tractor turned over after the crash.
Reports disagree about whether three or four two-wheelers were hit.
They also give different numbers of injured people, four or five.
One person was reported to be in critical condition.
Witnesses said the vehicle was traveling very fast.
Police took the injured people to hospitals in a First Response Vehicle because an ambulance was unavailable.
Police seized the vehicle and detained the garage owner who was driving it.
A speeding SUV or Innova hit three or four two-wheelers and a tractor near Shramik Colony in Rau on Wednesday.
Reports differ on the toll: one says four people were injured, while another says five, with one person critically hurt.
The vehicle reportedly struck an Activa and motorcycles before colliding with an oncoming tractor, which overturned.
Eyewitnesses estimated the vehicle’s speed at 80 to 90 kilometers per hour and said some injured people were dragged as the driver moved forward.
Police said garage owner Aman Malviya was test-driving Devendra Joshi’s serviced vehicle; the vehicle was seized and Malviya was detained.
- Who
- Garage owner Aman Malviya was driving the vehicle; the injured included two-wheeler riders and a tractor driver. Reports differ on whether four or five people were injured.
- What
- A speeding SUV or Innova struck several two-wheelers and an oncoming tractor, causing the tractor to overturn.
- When
- Wednesday at approximately 11:30 a.m. to noon.
- Where
- In front of Shramik Colony in Rau, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The exact cause remained under investigation; one report said the driver may have pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, while another attributed the crash to high speed.
Initial Account
Alternative Report
Number of vehicles and injuries
Initial Account
The Free Press report said three two-wheelers and a tractor were hit, injuring four people.
Alternative Report
Another report said four two-wheelers and a tractor were hit, injuring five people.
Possible cause
Initial Account
Police said the driver allegedly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake after seeing a bike rider, while noting that the exact cause was not established.
Alternative Report
Eyewitnesses reported a speed of about 80 to 90 kilometers per hour, and the other report said police attributed the crash to high speed; the cause was still under investigation.
- Location
- In front of Shramik Colony, Rau, Indore
- Reported time
- Around 11:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday
- Vehicles involved
- An SUV or Innova, three or four two-wheelers, and a tractor
- Injuries
- Reports differ between four and five injured people
- Critical condition
- One injured person was reported to be in critical condition and treated at Unique Hospital
- Vehicle owner
- Devendra Joshi
- Driver and police action
- Garage owner Aman Malviya was test-driving the vehicle; police seized it and took him into custody
