NEW DELHI: 17 people died and more than 6 people were
injured
after a pick-up truck overturned in
Kawardha
, Chhattisgarh.
According to Abhishek Pallav, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kawardha, emergency teams arrived at the accident site to help and take the injured to the hospital.
Reacting to the incident Deputy CM Vijay Sharma in his X post said, “The news of the death of 15 people due to the overturning of a pick-up vehicle full of workers in Kawardha is extremely painful.
My condolences are with all the families who have lost their loved ones in this accident. Along with this, I wish for the speedy recovery of all the injured. Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is engaged in providing all possible assistance to the victims and their families.”
