Indore: Two accidents in Bherughat; one person killed in collision, several injured in chain collision

Madhya Pradesh: A man was killed and his son injured in an accident at Bherughat on Saturday morning. In another accident that afternoon, seven vehicles collided in quick succession. Fortunately, no one was injured in the second accident. Both accidents caused traffic jams for several hours, and the police had to work hard to manage the traffic.

In the first accident, Namdev, son of Oraon Mahajan, who lives in Dwarkapuri Astha Palace, Indore, was traveling from Indore to Mumbai on a bike with his son Vinod. The driver of a container (MH-46-BU-0506) coming from behind hit the bike, dragging it for some distance. The container then overturned at the ghat. Namdev Mahajan (56) died on the spot, while his son Vinod (22) was seriously injured. Manpur police sent the injured to Indore for treatment. The accident caused a long traffic jam at the ghat, which was cleared after the container was removed.

The second accident occurred around 1 p.m. on the Mumbai-bound lane. The morning accident had caused a long line of vehicles, and traffic was moving slowly after the blockage was cleared. Meanwhile, the driver of a truck (RJ-09-GC-5126) loaded with dollar gram shifted the gear to neutral while descending a slope.