Woman labourer killed, six others injured in road mishap

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Press Trust of India Shahdol (MP)
Last Updated : Dec 09 2014 | 8:35 PM IST
A woman labourer was killed and six others were injured when an overloaded autorickshaw carrying them overturned at a bridge over Som river on the Rewa-Amarkantak road, 15 km from here, police said today.
Fifteen labourers in the ill-fated autorickshaw were going to work to the city from village Karri, Additional Superintendent of Police D K Rathore said.
He said that Parvati Bai (45), wife of one Chatram died on the spot, while five women and a man who were injured, have been admitted to the district hospital.
Rathore said that the auto driver fled the spot after the accident, adding that the police has launched a hunt to arrest the driver, after registering a case against him.
Further investigations are on, he said.
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First Published: Dec 09 2014 | 8:35 PM IST

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