Nagpur, Mar 16 (PTI) Twenty-six labourers, including nine women, were injured after a speeding pick-up jeep overturned near the Wardha River in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Monday, police said.
The labourers were crammed in the vehicle, which was headed to Belona village.
“The accident occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle near the Wardha River at Mowad,” a police official said.
Local residents rushed to the spot and helped the injured.
After receiving information about the accident, a team from Narkhed police station reached the spot and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital. After primary treatment, they were referred to the GMC&H in Nagpur for further treatment.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway. PTI COR NSK
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