Three Killed After Truck Rams Into Bike In MP's Gwalior

Gwalior: In yet another incident of reckless driving resulting in fatalities, three persons, including a woman and a child, died after a speeding truck hit a bike in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district on Friday. The accident occurred on Gwalior-Jhansi National Highway 44 under the Bilaua police station limits. A three-year-old girl has also been injured in the incident.

The deceased have been identified as Karan Kushwaha (22), Malti Kushwaha (28), and her one-year-old son.

After the gruesome incident, the victims' family members came to the spot and blocked the highway. However, police gave them assurances of concrete action, and the highway stretch was cleared, police said. Family members also demanded that there should be a deployment of traffic police on the stretch and that speed breakers should be installed to curb reckless driving.

All the demands have been accepted and action will be initiated on this after talking to high level officials, an official said. 

Police said that the truck driver escaped from the spot of the incident after hitting the bike. 

"We have also sent a team to search for him and will be arrested soon," City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Hina Khan said.   

This incident comes right after four members of a family were killed and one person was injured on Thursday after a speeding truck hit their autorickshaw in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

According to the police, the incident took place at 2 am on Morena highway in the city's Purani Chavani area.

Dharmendra Chauhan, who is posted as Assistant sub inspector, Purani Chavani police station said that the deceased were residents of Banmor in Morena and were returning from a marriage function in Bhind district.

According to the official, the truck driver fled from the spot and has been booked for rash driving. Efforts are underway to nab the driver, he said.