8 labourers killed in MP as their pick-up loses control while trying to save cattle, collides with truck

Eight labourers were killed and 32 others injured after their pick-up vehicle collided with a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district in the wee hours of Tuesday, police said.The accident occurred around 1 am near Chhimka village (HT Representative Photo)The accident occurred around 1 am near Chhimka village on the Bhind-Gwalior National Highway.The labourers were returning to their village in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, after completing paddy transplantation work in Gwalior.Preliminary investigations suggested that the driver of the labourers' vehicle, while trying to save cattle sitting on the highway, lost control of the wheels. As a result, the vehicle went in the wrong direction and collided with a dumper truck coming from the opposite direction, Gohad Chauraha police station in-charge Ramnaresh Yadav said.Also Read | Four run over by train in MP's Morena after jumping onto tracks amid fire rumourDue to the impact of the collision, the vehicle was badly damaged, and several labourers were trapped inside, he said.Eight labourers were killed. Five of them died on the spot, while three succumbed on the way to the hospital. As many as 32 others suffered injuries in the head-on collision, the official said.The police rushed to the spot after being alerted. They rescued the workers trapped inside the vehicle with the help of locals.Also Read | One killed, another critically injured in two truck crashes in GurugramAll the injured persons were immediately rushed to a hospital in Gohad, where they were provided first aid. The seriously injured persons were referred to Gwalior for treatment, the police added.