Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Three Family Members Killed in Truck-Motorcycle Crash in Dhar
A family was riding a motorcycle in Dhar district on Saturday.
A truck hit their motorcycle.
Rahul, his wife Pooja, and their 13-year-old daughter Suman died.
Their other daughter, Shivani, was badly hurt.
She was taken to a hospital in Badnawar for treatment.
The family was on its way to its farm in Kherwas.
After the crash, villagers blocked the road for more than an hour.
Officials spoke with them, and the road was cleared.
A truck hit a motorcycle carrying a family in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday.
Rahul, 35, his wife Pooja, 30, and their 13-year-old daughter Suman were killed.
Their 15-year-old daughter Shivani was seriously injured and is being treated at a hospital in Badnawar.
The family was travelling to its farm in Kherwas when the crash occurred.
Villagers blocked the road for more than an hour before officials persuaded them to clear it.
- Who
- Rahul, his wife Pooja, and their daughters Suman and Shivani; a truck was involved.
- What
- A truck hit the family's motorcycle, killing three people and seriously injuring one.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Where
- Pitgara Crossing on the four-lane Mhow-Neemuch Road in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The family was travelling to its farm in Kherwas; the articles do not state why the truck hit the motorcycle.
- Fatalities
- Three: Rahul (35), Pooja (30), and Suman (13).
- Injured
- Shivani, 15, sustained serious injuries.
- Crash location
- Pitgara Crossing on the four-lane Mhow-Neemuch Road.
- District
- Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Family's destination
- Their farm in Kherwas.
- Road protest
- Villagers blocked the road for more than an hour after the accident.
- Injured person's treatment
- Shivani was being treated at a hospital in Badnawar.