BHOPAL: Four people — all residents of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh — were killed after the car they were travelling in overturned in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday afternoon.
The incident took place near Lalgaon in Rewa district at around 2pm. A total of 10 people from Prayagraj had come to Keoti waterfall under Lalgaon police outpost of Rewa district in two cars. Four were travelling in one car while six were travelling in another car. The car in which six people were travelling overturned.
“One of the six persons, Shivam Kesarwani died on the spot, while 5 injured were first rushed to Sirmaur civil hospital and were then referred to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Rewa, where three others Pankaj Jaiswal, Manish Jaiswal and Satyajit Chatterji died late evening. Bodies of all the four were handed over to the kin after autopsy. Treatment of two others is going on”, assistant sub-inspector, Ram Pratap Bagri, posted at Lalgaon police outpost told TOI.
He added, “The exact reason that led to the accident is not clear yet. But the vehicle that had overturned was completely damaged. It is apparent that it was over speeding which led to the accident. Things will be clear once the investigations are over."
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