Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Tragic Accidents Claim Lives in Multiple States
There were several sad accidents in different parts of India.
In Bhopal, a tractor-trolley hit a pickup truck, killing five people and injuring more than ten.
They were going to a special ceremony.
In Jharkhand, a truck hit a pickup van, killing four people and injuring three.
In Madhya Pradesh, a speeding car hit a tree and flipped, killing one person and injuring two.
In Uttar Pradesh, a truck hit an e-rickshaw with students, killing two and seriously injuring one.
All these accidents happened because vehicles were moving too fast or not carefully.
A tractor-trolley collision near Bhopal killed five people and injured over ten who were traveling for a ritual ceremony.
In Jharkhand, a truck rammed into a pickup van, killing four and injuring three, including sellers of 'tilkut'.
A speeding car in Ashoknagar hit a tree, overturned, killing one and injuring two who were returning from work.
In Hardoi, a truck hit an e-rickshaw with students, killing two and seriously injuring one on their way to an exam.
Authorities are investigating the causes of these accidents and providing medical aid to the injured.
- Who
- Residents of Sironj in Vidisha district, sellers of 'tilkut', students, and residents of Barkheda village
- What
- Multiple accidents involving vehicles
- When
- Wednesday night and Thursday
- Where
- Berasia (Bhopal), Gumla (Jharkhand), Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh), and Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh)
- Why
- Various reasons including ritual bathing ceremony, transporting goods, returning from work, and students going to exams
- Location 1
- Near Vidya Vihar School, Berasia, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Date 1
- Wednesday night
- Fatalities 1
- 5 (including 1 minor boy)
- Injured 1
- Over 10
- Vehicle Involved 1
- Tractor-trolley and pickup vehicle
- Hospital 1
- Berasia government hospital
- Purpose of Travel 1
- Ritual bathing ceremony for last rites
- Location 2
- National Highway 43 near Bhadgaon area, Bharno police station, Gumla, Jharkhand
- Date 2
- Thursday, 5:30 am
- Fatalities 2
- 4
- Injured 2
- 3 (2 serious)
- Vehicle Involved 2
- Truck and pickup van
- Hospital 2
- Gumla hospital and Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi
- Purpose of Travel 2
- Transporting sellers of 'tilkut', a type of sweetmeat
- Location 3
- Naisarai Road, Shadhora police station area, Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh
- Date 3
- Thursday
- Fatalities 3
- 1 (Vishnu Raghuvanshi, 25)
- Injured 3
- 2 (Madan Prajapati and Pravendra Raghuvanshi)
- Vehicle Involved 3
- Car
- Hospital 3
- Shadhora Community Health Centre and district hospital
- Purpose of Travel 3
- Returning from agricultural work at the produce market
- Location 4
- Near Sadhai Behata, City Police Station area, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh
- Date 4
- Thursday
- Fatalities 4
- 2 (students)
- Injured 4
- 1 (seriously injured student)
- Vehicle Involved 4
- Speeding truck and e-rickshaw
- Hospital 4
- Hardoi Medical College
- Purpose of Travel 4
- Students on way to exam
Sources
Bhopal News: 5 Killed Including 1 Minor Boy, Over 10 Injured As Tractor-Trolley Collides With Pickup Near Berasia
4 killed, 3 injured as truck hits pick-up van in Jharkhand’s Gumla
4 killed, 3 injured as truck hits pickup van in Jharkhand’s Gumla
Truck mows down students on way to exam in UP’s Hardoi, kills 2, sends 1 to hospital
