Speeding pickup goes out of control and falls into ditch, 15 people died, 10 injured

Kawardha/Raipur, 20 May (HS): Fifteen people died in a horrific road accident on Monday afternoon near village Bahpani under Kukdur police station of Kawardha. All of them were returning to their village in a pickup after plucking tendu leaves. Meanwhile, the pickup met with an accident in which 15 villagers died, including 14 women and one man. There were a total of 25 people in the pickup. The injured were admitted to the hospital with the help of police and villagers.

According to the information, the villagers had gone to the forest to pluck tendu leaves. In the afternoon, after plucking tendu leaves, the men and women of the village were returning back to the village in a pickup vehicle. Meanwhile, the speeding pickup went out of control and fell into the ditch. There were about 25 people in the pickup at the time of the accident. Of these, 15 villagers died. Meanwhile, the injured have been admitted to the local hospital. The police team reached the spot for relief work.

Kawardha SP Abhishek Pallav said that a total of 15 villagers have died in the accident, of which 14 are women and one man. The injured have been admitted to hospital. The condition of some is said to be critical.