Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Two Killed, Three Critically Injured in Chhatarpur Highway Crash
Five family members were travelling to visit a sick relative.
Their car met a truck coming from the other direction near Khero.
The family said the driver tried to avoid the truck.
The car lost control and hit a tree beside the road.
Two people died at the scene.
Three others were badly hurt and taken to hospital.
Police went to the site and are looking into what happened.
The injured are receiving treatment.
Two people were killed and three seriously injured when a car crashed into a roadside tree near Khero.
The crash happened on Thursday on the Sagar-Kanpur Highway, within Matguwan police station limits.
The five occupants were travelling from Natpurwa to Shahgarh to visit a sick relative.
The family said the car went out of control as its driver tried to avoid an oncoming truck.
The injured were taken to District Hospital Chhatarpur; police are investigating and examining the car and truck.
- Who
- Five occupants of a car from Natpurwa; two died and three were seriously injured.
- What
- A car crashed into a roadside tree while its driver tried to avoid an oncoming truck.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not give a date.
- Where
- Near Khero, within Matguwan police station limits, on the Sagar-Kanpur Highway.
- Why
- According to the family, the driver tried to avoid an approaching truck and the car went out of control.
- Fatalities
- Two: Pyaar Khan, 65, and Rashid Khan, 26.
- Injured
- Three: Sharif Khan, 45; Shehraj Khan, 27; and Salman Khan, 35.
- Crash location
- Near Khero, on the Sagar-Kanpur Highway.
- Crash day
- Thursday; no calendar date was specified.
- Destination
- The occupants were travelling to Shahgarh to visit a sick relative.
- Medical care
- The three injured were taken to District Hospital Chhatarpur with help from Dial-112.
- Police response
- Police reached the scene and are examining the car and truck while investigating.