7 killed, 14 injured in SUV-truck collision on NH-31 in Madhya Pradesh

The victims have been identified as residents of Bahri village of Sidhi district and they were going to Maa Sharda temple in Maihar for tonsure ceremony

Updated on: Mar 10, 2025, 13:13:56 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Seven people were killed and 14 others were injured when their vehicle collided with a truck on National Highway (NH)-39 in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district on Monday morning, police said.

The relatives of the victims of Monday’s road accident in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district. (PTI)

The victims have been identified as residents of Bahri village of Sidhi district. They were going to Maa Sharda temple in Maihar for tonsure ceremony.

Deputy superintendent of police Gayatri Devi said, “The family members of Shivshankar Sahu were going to a temple in a Toofan, an SUV (sports utility vehicle), when a truck carrying cement, which was coming from the opposite side, hit it. Eyewitnesses said both the vehicles were in high speed.”

Seven people were found dead on the spot while 14 injured people were shifted to Sidhi district hospital. Nine of the injured were later referred to Rewa medical college in serious condition.

The SUV was overloaded. Police and the transport department have initiated a probe into the incident.

(With inputs from Dheeraj Singh from Singrauli)

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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