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Speeding Car Rams Truck, Killing 3 in Madhya Pradesh
A family from a town called Dholpur in Rajasthan was going on a trip in their car.
They wanted to visit the famous Mahakal Temple in the city of Ujjain.
Very early in the morning, their car was moving very fast.
The speeding car crashed into a big truck that was parked on the side of the road.
The accident happened in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Sadly, three people in the car lost their lives — a grandmother named Soma, her son Ankur, and his wife Archana.
Two other people were hurt badly and were taken to a hospital.
Luckily, the two children sitting in the back seat were not hurt at all.
Three members of a Rajasthan-based family were killed when their speeding car rammed into a dumper truck in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
The accident occurred around 5:30 am near Sarangpur town on the Agra-Mumbai National Highway near Mau.
The family of seven, from Dholpur in Rajasthan, was on its way to visit the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain.
The deceased were identified as Soma Trivedi (65), her son Ankur (42), and his wife Archana (40).
Two people, including the car driver, were seriously injured and admitted to Shajapur District Hospital, while two children aged 10 and 14 escaped unhurt.
- Who
- A family from Dholpur, Rajasthan, travelling to the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain; the deceased were Soma Trivedi (65), her son Ankur (42), and his wife Archana (40).
- What
- Their speeding car rammed into a dumper truck parked on the roadside, killing three people and seriously injuring two others.
- Where
- On the Agra-Mumbai National Highway near Mau, close to Sarangpur town in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- Tuesday morning at around 5:30 am.
- Why
- The car was speeding when it hit the parked dumper truck; the family was on a visit to the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain.
Key facts
- Fatalities
- 3 (Soma Trivedi, 65; Ankur Trivedi, 42; Archana Trivedi, 40)
- Injuries
- 2 seriously injured, including the car driver
- Survivors Unhurt
- 2 children, aged 10 and 14
- Location
- Near Sarangpur town, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh
- Time
- Around 5:30 am, Tuesday
- Road
- Agra-Mumbai National Highway near Mau
- Origin
- Dholpur, Rajasthan
- Destination
- Mahakal Temple, Ujjain
Sources
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