MP: 12 killed, 20 injured as pick-up van overturns and crashes into SUV

In Madhya Pradesh, twelve labourers were killed and 20 others injured when the pick-up van carrying them overturned and collided with an SUV in Dhar district on Wednesday night, an official said. The incident occurred at 8:30-9 PM. According to preliminary information, 35 labourers were returning home in a pickup van from Baggad in Dhar district when the driver lost control of the vehicle near Chikliya crossing. The vehicle overturned and collided with an SUV coming from the opposite direction. Indore Divisional Commissioner Sudam Khade says, "Approximately 46 people were travelling in a pickup vehicle. It overturned... Two to three people among the injured are in a serious condition.

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"Twelve people died on the spot, while approximately 20 others were injured," said Dhar district's in-charge collector, Abhishek Choudhary. Several other laborers sustained severe injuries and were immediately rushed to the District Hospital with the assistance of local residents and the police. The condition of some of the injured remains extremely critical. The seriously injured persons were referred to Indore after initial treatment.