Three schoolchildren were killed on the spot on Thursday when a speeding trolley rammed into the motorcycle they were riding on the Mhow-Neemuch Highway in Pithampur, in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, police said.
Source: NationPress (IANS)
The collision took place near Mahendra Bridge, close to a school in Pithampur. The three children were from the same family. Awaaz Punjab is not naming them, as they were minors.
The trolley driver fled the spot after the collision. Pithampur police reached the site and sent the bodies to a nearby hospital for post-mortem examination. A case has been registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act, and a search is on for the driver.
Angry residents staged a protest at the spot demanding strict action. Police pacified the crowd and traffic on the highway was restored.
Place: Mhow-Neemuch Highway near Mahendra Bridge, Pithampur, Dhar district · Killed: three schoolchildren from the same family · Accused: trolley driver fled, search on · Case: BNS and Motor Vehicles Act
What is solid
- A trolley hit a motorcycle on the Mhow-Neemuch Highway in Pithampur on Thursday
- Three schoolchildren died on the spot and the trolley driver fled
- Police have registered a case under the BNS and the Motor Vehicles Act
What is only claimed
- Reports differ on whether the children were going to school or returning from it; the exact cause of the collision is under investigation