MP: 11 Dead As Van Plunges Into Well; Four, Including Two Children, Critical

In a harrowing twist of fate in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district, a van wearing 13 devotees plunged into an open neatly on Sunday close to Budha-Takarwat crossing by way of Kachariya Chowpati village beneath the Narayangarh police station, leaving a minimum of 11 lifeless,  together with a rescuer.

Four others, together with two babies, sustained serious accidents within the incident.

Police stated that the automobile misplaced regulate after hitting a motorcycle, in the end tumbling right into a 15-foot-deep neatly.

Manohar Singh, a space resident who tried to rescue the occupants, tragically succumbed to poisonous gasoline emissions from the LPG-powered van, stated the police.

Anil Raghuvanshi, Narayangarh police station in-charge, informed IANS: “So far, 11 persons have been confirmed dead in the accident, including rescuer Manohar Singh and biker Gobar Singh, who was struck by the moving van. Search is still going on.”

Manohar Singh was once a resident of Sanjit village, whilst Gobar Singh was once a resident of Sitamau within the district.

Police assets stated, reliance on earthmoving equipment and cranes, following the rescuer’s demise, left many passengers suffocated within the van.

Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda, who arrived on the twist of fate website online, posted on his X account: “On receiving information about the heart-breaking incident of a four-wheeler falling into a well in village Kachariya Chowpati of Malhargarh assembly constituency of Mandsaur district, I immediately visited the spot and inspected it and directed the District Collector and Superintendent of Police to expedite the rescue operation.”

Speaking to the media later, he highlighted the gravity of the wounds sustained however confident that well timed hospitalisation were supplied.

Devda prolonged his heartfelt condolences to the grieving households and urged the officials to offer all conceivable help to the circle of relatives.

Among the ones rescued had been Maya Keer, 26, and two youngsters elderly 3 and twelve, who had been admitted to Mandsaur District Hospital. Reports recommend that the van was once en direction from Unhel in Ujjain district to the Antri Mata Temple in Neemuch district when it plunged into the neatly, the police supply stated.