3 killed, 28 including 26 SAF jawans injured as bus collides with car in MP

The car had five passengers, including the driver. Those killed were all car passengers, said police, adding that one of the jawans sustained serious injuries and has been referred to a hospital in Nagpur

Published on: Apr 7, 2024, 10:49:28 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: At least three persons were killed while 28 others, including 26 Special Armed Forces (SAF) jawans, were injured after the bus carrying the security personnel collided with a car in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni, police said.

Police said the accident took place near the Dhanagadha village of Keolari on the Seoni Mandla state highway around 1am on Friday.

The car had five passengers, including the driver. Those killed were all car passengers, said police, adding that one of the jawans sustained serious injuries and has been referred to a hospital in Nagpur.

The deceased were identified as Kanhaiya Jaswani (75), Niklesh Jaswani (45) and car driver Purushottam Mahobia (37), all residents of Mandla. The two other passengers of the car, Ashok Kukreja (53) and Mamta Jaswani (42), were also injured and have been referred to the hospital, said police.

Keolari police station in-charge Chain Singh Uike said the bus carrying 31 jawans of the 35th Battalion Mandla Special Armed Forces was going to Pandhurna (Chhindwara) from Mandla Battalion Camp.

He said that the bus lost control and collided with the car, killing three of its passengers while 26 jawans were also injured.

25 SAF jawans and two car occupants were referred to the Community Health Center Keolari Hospital, he added. One jawan identified as Madan Bhande (43) has been referred to Nagpur in critical condition.

An eyewitness informed the police that the bus driver lost control due to big potholes on the road and collided with the car.

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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