4 of family killed after truck overturns, lands on hut
Tikamgarh (MP), Oct 8 : Four members of a family were Monday killed and a minor girl injured after a sand-laden truck turned turtle and landed on their roadside hut in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district, police said.
An official said that the driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle near Taal Lidhora village on Jatara-Chandera road following which it overturned, killing four members of the family on the spot.
Jatara police station in charge Brajesh Kumar identified the four deceased as Sher Singh (42), his wife Meera (40) and their sons Jigar (10) and Dilip (08).
A minor girl who was injured is currently undergoing treatment at the Jatara community health centre, he added.
Singh used to sell agricultural tools from his roadside hut, Kumar said.
The driver of the truck fled the scene and efforts were on to nab him, the official said, adding that a case had been registered and the vehicle had been seized.
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Three dead due to suspected toxic gas inhalation inside septic tank at Raipur hospital
Raipur, Mar 17 (PTI): Three persons died, apparently due to inhalation of toxic gases, inside a septic tank at a private hospital here late Tuesday evening, police said.
The incident took place at Ram Krishna Care Hospital in Pachpedi Naka area, a police official said.
The deceased were cleaning the tank, he said.
Police had to struggle to retrieve their bodies, said the official.
"Prima facie, it seems they died after inhaling some poisonous gas inside," he said, adding that further investigation is underway.
