Four students killed after car rams into truck in Ujjain

Four students were killed and 11 others injured after a speeding truck rammed into an SUV(special utility vehicle) carrying 15 school students in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district on Monday, said police.

Published on: Aug 23, 2022, 24:19:01 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Four students were killed and 11 others injured after a speeding truck rammed into an SUV(special utility vehicle) carrying 15 school students in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district on Monday, said police.

Locals gather near the wreckage of the SUV after its collision with a truck in Ujjain on Monday. (PTI)

Ujjain Police have registered a case for death due to negligence under Section 304 (a) of the Indian Penal Code and trying to nab the driver.

The injured were rushed to a local hospital in Ujjain from where three have been referred to Indore in serious condition.

The deceased were identified as Bhavyasnsh Jain, 13, Sumit Siresh, 12, Uma Dhakad, 15 and Inaya Nandeda, 6, all residents of Unhel village in the district.

Twelve students from Fatima Higher Secondary School, Nagda, and three from Agoshdeep International School, Nagda, were going to their schools in an SUV when a truck hit the vehicle near Jhirnia Phante area.

According to eyewitnesses, an ambulance reached the sport 15 minutes after the incident and the passers-by took the students to the hospital in a passenger bus.

“Three students died on the spot while one died in the hospital during treatment,” said Ujjain superintendent of police (SP) Satendra Shukla.

Ujjain district collector Ashish Singh said, “The SUV was arranged by the parents for their children. The SUV driver Taiyyab who was also injured in the accident said the truck was being driven at a high speed.”

“Due to the head on collision, the SUV got damaged more than 80%. The students were brought out with difficulty,” he said.

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan condoled the deaths of students and also directed district administration to take care of the treatment of injured.

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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