Seven killed in MP as tanker collides with two vehicles

At least seven people died and three were severely injured in a road accident that occurred late Wednesday night on the newly built BadnawarUjjain fourlane under Badnawar police station in Madhya Pradeshs Dhar district Police confirmed six fatalities though unverified reports suggest a critically injured individual may have also succumbedSpeaking to IANS briefly over the phone Amit Kushwaha the officer in charge of Badnawar Police Station said the tanker which was moving on the wrong side of the road first struck the pickup before ramming into the car that was moving behind itThe tanker was moving towards Ujjain while other vehicles were facing it from the opposite directionThe incident occurred at around 11 pm the officer said Four people died on the spot while others sustained critical injuries and were rushed to Badnawar Civil Hospital the officer saidThe number of deceased is yet to be confirmed as one person was critically injured and reportedly succumbed to injuries but could not be confirmedThe officer further said the injured were taken to the hospital and all three were critical He however refused to give further details as the police team was busy extricating and managing transportation of injured persons to the hospital from the wreckage of vehiclesTwo individuals trapped in the wreckage of the car and pickup were later extricated with the help of a crane other police sources said The tanker driver fled the scene immediately after the accident they saidPolice have launched a hunt for himThe deceased according to reports were residents of Mandsaur under the Sitamau police station area They were reportedly returning to Mandsaur from Indore via UjjainPolice moved the mangled vehicles and the victimsrsquo bodies to the Badnawar Civil Hospital The postmortem will be performed in the morningThe identities of the victims are yet to be known as the accident was so severe that the pickup became wedged under the tanker and it became difficult for the police to immediately ascertain their identities According to other police sources one occupant of the pickup died on the spot while the other was rushed to the hospital Meanwhile three of the four passengers in the car lost their lives instantly and one injured individual was hospitalisedPolice investigations are going on to identify the victims and locate the absconding tanker driverThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever