At least 14 people died and more than 20 were injured when the overloaded pick-up van they were travelling in turned over and fell into a valley in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district on Thursday.
According to the police, the incident took place in the wee hours of Thursday morning as the passengers were returning from a function held at a family member’s home in the neighbouring Mandla district. At around 2 a.m., the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to fall from a height of about 10 to 15 feet.
State Minister Sampatiya Uikey, who visited Dindori, said that the victims hailed from the tribal community. “The CM has given directions for a high-level inquiry into the accident so that those responsible for it can be punished,” she told reporters.
