5 killed as speeding SUV swerves to avoid bike in Madhya Pradesh

Five, including an 8-year-old boy, were killed and two critically injured in a speeding SUV crash in Madhya Pradesh while avoiding a motorcycle.

Updated on: Jun 16, 2026, 08:01:23 IST

By Shruti Tomar, BHOPAL

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Five people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed and two others critically injured after their speeding SUV overturned on the Matkuli-Pipariya road in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district on Monday evening, police said.

Five people, including an eight-year-old boy, killed and two others injured as a speeding SUV overturns while trying to avoid collision with a motorcycle in Madhya Pradesh (Representational/ Unsplash)

Police said the victims were returning to Narmadapuram from Tamia when the driver tried to avoid hitting a motorcycle and lost control.

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The deceased have been identified as Pradeep Dhurve (48), a school teacher, his wife Jyoti Dhurve (42), and their son Akshat Dhurve (8). The other two victims were identified as Pancham Thakur (55) of Samnapur and Kuldeep Thakur (40) of Jhirpa Karer.

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The injured—Akash Dhurve (25) and Sharad Uike (21), both residents of Samnapur—were rushed to a nearby private hospital, where they remain in critical condition.

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Pipariya police station in-charge Madanlal Pawar said the Bolero was travelling at a high speed. “The driver lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid a motorcyclist coming from the opposite direction. Due to the high speed, the vehicle veered off the road and overturned multiple times after the brakes were slammed,” Pawar said.

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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