Seven individuals from Hyderabad were killed and two sustained injuries when the mini bus they were travelling in was allegedly rammed by a truck in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Tuesday (January 11, 2025) morning. The individuals were returning from Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh to Hyderabad in the mini bus at the time of the accident.
The deceased were identified as 48-year-old Anand Kansari, Shashi Kansari, 55-year-old Ravi Kumar, 56-year-old T. V. Prasad, 62-year-old Mallareddy, 47-year-old P. Santosh and 32-year-old Raju. While 52-year-old S. Naveenacharya and 62-year-old Balakrishna Shriram, were shifted to Government Medical College in Jabalpur where they are undergoing treatment. They were residents of Saroornagar, Tarnaka and Nacharam of Hyderabad.
The incident was reported around 8.15 a.m. According to the police, all nine men were in the mini bus travelling near the canal between Mohla and Bargi villages in Jabalpur district when a truck travelling from the opposite side collided with it. Due to the impact of the crash, seven died on the spot, while two sustained injuries.
“These individuals were stuck between the truck and the canal boundary and had to be removed with the help of cutters. The bodies have been sent for postmortem evaluation,” said Jabalpur Rural aditional superintendent of police Sonali Dubey.
The Jabalpur Rural police have booked a case and initiated investigation. The truck driver has also been taken into custody for questioning and the Madhya Pradesh authorities are in the process of making arrangements to shift the bodies to Hyderabad for final rites.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed deep shock over the road accident which claimed lives of people from Hyderabad. He directed the officials to make arrangements to provide better medical treatment to the injured and also take required relief measures.
Senior leaders from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expressed condolences to the families which lost their loved ones. BRS leader and former Minister T. Harish Rao urged the Telangana government to step in, extend all necessary support to the bereaved families, and ensure the best possible treatment for the injured.
Malkajgiri MP Eatala Rajender spoke to the Jabalpur district collector and MPs from there. He has requested the Post-Mortem Examination (PME) to be completed at the earliest.
