15 killed as tractor laden with illegally mined sand rams SUV in MP’s Morena

Police are trying to locate the owner of the tractor that was allegedly laden with illegally mined sand.

Updated on: Jun 21, 2018, 13:51:54 IST

Hindustan Times, Morena | By Shruti Tomar

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Fifteen members of a family were killed and five others injured when a tractor allegedly laden with illegally mined sand rammed a Bolero SUV in Morena district on Thursday morning.

Policemen retrieving the bodies from the crushed jeep in Morena. (ANI)

The tractor was on its way to Ambah town in the same district when the accident occurred at Ganjrampur village.

The sand-laden tractor-trolley hit the overloaded jeep carrying nearly 20 people of a family around 6am at a cross road near Ganjrampur village, Morena superintendent of police Amit Sanghi told PTI.

Twelve of the victims died on the spot while three others succumbed to injuries at a government hospital in Morena, he said. The victims, all from Gwalior district, were going to Ghurgan village for a condolence meeting, Sanghi said.T

The driver of the tractor-trolley, carrying sand mined illegally from the National Chambal Sanctuary, fled the spot after the accident, Sanghi said.

(With PTI inputs)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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