Three killed as truck goes out of control in M.P.
Vishwakarma.The truck driver was also injured.Eyewitnesses said the collision triggered panic, trapping passengers inside and beneath the overturned bus. One person was trapped inside the truck's cabin.The accident disrupted traffic on the Katni-Vijayraghavgarh Road for nearly an hour before being restored, police said.
- ▪Vishwakarma.The truck driver was also injured.Eyewitnesses said the collision triggered panic, trapping passengers inside and beneath the overturned bus.
- ▪One person was trapped inside the truck's cabin.The accident disrupted traffic on the Katni-Vijayraghavgarh Road for nearly an hour before being restored, police said.
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An out-of-control truck rammed into a car, hit a bus and crashed into a bridge in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday (June 14, 2026), leaving three passengers in the bus dead and 29 injured, police said.The accident occurred near the Industrial Area bridge under the Kuthla police station limits, when the bus, carrying around 35 passengers, was travelling from Katni to Vijayraghavgarh Kymore, while the truck was coming from the opposite direction, Superintendent of Police Abhinav Vishwakarma told PTI over the phone.Preliminary investigation suggested that the truck driver lost control of the wheel due to a brake failure, he said.The collision impact caused the bus to overturn, leaving several passengers trapped.
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