Jabalpur shocker: 2 killed, 11 injured as speeding car mows down labourers engaged in road works

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): In a shocking incident, two people were killed and 11 others injured after a speeding car rammed into a group of labourers engaged in road work in Jabalpur city, police said on Sunday.

The incident happened while the workers were taking lunch at the roadside. Passing passengers and police rushed the injured to nearby hospitals for treatment.

The incident took place at 2 pm near Ekta Chowk in front of Sigma Colony under Barela police station limits when these labourers were having lunch while engaged in installing road divider railings, Additional Superintendent of Police Pallavi Shukla told PTI.

"Efforts are on to nab the absconding car driver. The deceased and the injured persons, who have been admitted to Jabalpur Medical College, hail from Mandla district. One of them is in a critical condition," Shukla said.

The car did not have a registration plate, another official said.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, at least five people were killed and 25 others injured after a bus carrying a marriage party overturned in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, PTI reported on Sunday.

The injured are being rushed to the government hospital in Mahuadand for treatment, according to local media reports.