At least seven died and six others sustained injuries after an auto rickshaw carrying devotees collided with a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district on Tuesday, a police officer said.
The accident occurred near the Kadari area on National Highway (NH)-39 (Jhansi-Khajuraho highway) under the jurisdiction of the civil line police station in the district at around 5:30 am. The devotees were going to Bageshwar Dham, the police officer added.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Agam Jain told ANI, "An accident occurred on Tuesday morning on Jhansi-Khajuraho highway where an auto rickshaw collided with a truck in which seven persons died and six others sustained injuries, who are undergoing treatment."
Hospital management and the district administration have kept a close eye on the arrangements and treatment of the injured passengers. Every possible help is being provided to the injured, the officer said.
There were 13 passengers in the auto-rickshaw and they were going to Bageshwar Dham from Mahoba railway station, he added.
More details are awaited.
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