Eight labourers, including a woman and three minors, were killed and as many injured when a sand-laden truck overturned in the district early today, a police official said.
The Madhya Pradesh government has announced an assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the families of each of the deceased.
Sixteen labourers, all local tribals, were sitting in the truck when it turned turtle after one of its wheels got stuck in a ditch near Allu village, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Seema Alawa told PTI.
Most of the victims, who used to load sand into trucks, died after getting trapped under the vehicle, the ASP said.
Soon after getting information, the police rushed to the spot, she said.
The truck's driver fled after the accident, the officer said, adding that a probe was on into the incident.
The injured persons were admitted to the district hospital and the bodies were sent for post mortem, the ASP said.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced an assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the families of each of the deceased, an official said.
He also announced a financial help of Rs 50,000 each to the adult labourers injured in the accident and Rs 10,000 each to the minor victims, the official said.
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