9 killed, 2 injured as truck overturns on van in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua

NEW DELHI: At least Nine people were killed and two others sustained injuries after a cement-laden trailer truck overturned on a van in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district around 2.30am on Wednesday.

The victims, all from the same family, were returning from a marriage function.The accident occurred near Sanjeli railway crossing in Meghnagar tehsil area, where an under-construction rail over-bridge (ROB) was being built."The truck was crossing an under-construction rail over-bridge (ROB) through a temporary road near Sanjeli railway crossing under Meghnagar tehsil area when it lost balance and overturned on a van," said Jhabua Superintendent of Police Padmavilochan Shukla.The crash resulted in nine fatalities and two injuries among the van's occupants.