Four of marriage party killed as SUV rams into truck in MP

Four youths were killed and eight others seriously injured after the SUV they were travelling in rammed into an Eicher truck at a high speed in the wee hours of Monday. They were returning to Indore from a wedding ceremony at Ashta in Madhya Pradesh.

According to the police, the mishap occurred at around 1.20 pm on the highway near the trenching ground of Devguradia.

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The baraat, along with the newly-wed bride, started its journey back from Ashta to Indore at around 10 pm in different vehicles.

Some of the survivors told police that at the fatal spot, the driver of the Eicher truck (MP 41 GA 0949) overtook a car ahead at a high speed, but for some reason suddenly applied heavy brakes in the middle of the road.

The Toyota Qualis (MP 35 D 0363), carrying about a dozen baraatis rammed at a high speed from behind into the truck.

The SUV got severely mangled and three young baraatis were killed on the spot. Among them, the groom’s cousin Farhaan (19) had his head severed from his torso.

Police said the other three deceased were identified as Irfan (24), Aaris (20), killed on the spot, and Arfaad (23), who succumbed at a hospital.

Meanwhile, engaged relatives and people of the village staged a protest and carried out a road blockade, alleging that the truck driver was driving rashly under the influence of alcohol.

ASP Rupesh Dwivedi said the injured were rushed to different hospitals in Indore, where at least two remained in critical conditions