Madhya Pradesh: Five dead, 12 injured in tractor-truck collision in Bhopal

Locals alerted the police, who rescued 12 people and rushed them to the hospital. Five victims died on the spot.

Published on: Jan 15, 2026, 09:40:38 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Five people were killed and 12 others injured in a head-on collision between a tractor-trolley and a loading truck in Berasia in Bhopal on Wednesday night. All the injured have been admitted to the Berasia government hospital.

The accident occurred when Mukesh Ahirwar, 40, a resident of Sironj in Vidisha district, was travelling with 15 family members to Narmadapuram for a holy bath in the Narmada river during the Sankranti festival.

The deceased have been identified as Mukesh Ahirwar (40), his mother Babli Bai (58), his son Deepak (17), and two relatives, Lakshmi Ahirwar (42) and Haribai Ahirwar (46), all residents of Sironj.

“The family was traveling in a loading truck for a ritual bath when their vehicle collided with a tractor-trolley coming from the opposite direction. The truck was severely damaged, and several passengers were trapped inside,” Berasia town police inspector Virendra Sen said.

Locals alerted the police, who rescued 12 people and rushed them to the hospital. Five victims died on the spot.

According to the injured, the road had no lighting, and the tractor-trolley was coming from the wrong side when it struck the truck. “The impact was so severe that the truck split into two pieces, while the tractor was also heavily damaged.

Police are investigating the matter. The tractor driver fled the scene and remains absconding,” the police inspector said.

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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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