Seoni, Jul 18 (PTI) Two persons were killed and nine injured after a truck allegedly with a drunk driver at the wheel hit an MUV and then another truck in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni district on Friday, a police official said.
The incident took place near Rukhad village this afternoon and a video of the truck swerving on the highway went viral on social media.
“One person died on the spot, while another succumbed to injuries in the hospital. They have been identified as Santkumar Hardiya (55) and Ramkishore Barmaiya (50). Truck driver Ajit Yadav has been arrested,” said Kurai police station in charge Krupal Singh Tekam.
“The injured persons are undergoing treatment at Chapara community health centre, while a woman, whose condition is serious, has been referred to Nagpur, A case has been registered and further probe is underway,” he said. PTI COR MAS BNM
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