Eight people killed as jeep falls into a gorge in Kerala's Wayanad district
Wayanad, Aug 35: Eight people, mostly women were killed when a jeep they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Wayanad district on Friday, police said.
They said there were at least 12 people in the jeep when the accident took place at around 3.30 PM in the Valad-Mananthavady road.
"The jeep was returning to Makkimala with women working in a private tea estate," a local resident told the media.
The victims were rushed to a hospital at Mananthavady but police said eight of them lost their lives.
"The condition of at least two people is serious," a senior police official told PTI.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed Forest Minister A K Saseendran, who was in Kozhikode, to rush to the accident site. The CM gave directions to coordinate all measures including the treatment of the injured and take care of other necessary things, a CMO statement said here.
Deeply saddened by the tragic jeep accident that took the lives of many tea plantation workers in Mananthavady, Wayanad.
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Have spoken to the district authorities, urging a swift response. My thoughts are with the grieving families. Wish a speedy recovery to those injured.
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Six killed, 5 injured as passenger vehicle hits truck in Odisha
Sundargarh (Odisha) (PTI): Six people were killed and five others injured after a vehicle in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha's Sundargarh district early on Saturday, police said.
The accident occurred near Gaikanapali area under the Hemgiri Police Station limits when the passenger-carrying van hit the truck from behind, a senior officer said.
"Six members of a 'kirtan' group died on the spot, and five others were injured. Maybe, the accident occurred due to fog in the area," he said.
The 'kirtan' party went to Chakkplai village for a programme on the occasion of Diwali, and the accident took place when they were returning to their villages.
The deceased people belonged to Kandagoda and Samarpinda villages in the district.
The injured persons were admitted to a local hospital, the officer said.
Local people blocked the road, demanding ex gratia for the victims' families.
