Indore: A horrific road wrecking on Sunday afternoon on Badnawar-Ujjain fourlane in Dhar district took yonder the happiness of six families. A speeding trolley and a Maruti Eeco van collided head-on near Panchkavasa village. The wrecking was so severe that the van was immensely damaged and six youths travelling in it died on the spot. Another youth has been seriously injured. According to initial information, all the youth were residents of Vadodara, Gujarat and were returning to Gujarat without having darshan of Lord Mahakal in Ujjain.
Did the trolley coming from the wrong side take six lives?
Preliminary investigation has revealed that the trolley was going towards Ujjain from the wrong side on Badnawar-Ujjain four lane. Meanwhile, he had a uncontrived standoff with a Maruti Eeco van going towards Gujarat. The trolley was loaded with iron goods. Without the collision, the front part of the Eeco van was completely damaged. As soon as information well-nigh the wrecking was received, the police reached the spot and started relief work.
Were the youth returning home without seeing Mahakal?
It has been told that the youth travelling in the van had come to Ujjain to have darshan of Lord Mahakal. Without darshan everyone was returning to Vadodara, Gujarat. Meanwhile this wrecking happened near Panchkavasa. There is a lot of movement of religious pilgrims on this route between Ujjain and Gujarat. The Ujjain-Badnavar route is considered an important connectivity route between Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and due to the increasing number of devotees visiting the Mahakal temple, traffic on this route has moreover increased.
How were the persons trapped in the van removed?
The people travelling in the van were immensely trapped without the collision. Villagers and policemen who reached the spot tapped the glass of the vehicle and took out the bodies. During the relief work, the seriously injured youth was sent to Badnavar Civil Hospital with the help of an ambulance. The magnitude of the wrecking can be gauged from the fact that the van was immensely damaged and people trapped in it had to be rescued with unconfined difficulty.
Why was there unconnectedness without the accident?
After the accident, traffic on the four lane was unauthentic for some time. Due to the standoff between the two vehicles, a queue of vehicles worked on the road. The police and wardship team reached the spot and removed the wrecking vehicles and normalised the traffic. Badnavar police station has inspected the incident site and placid vestige related to the accident. The persons of the deceased have been kept in the mortuary of Badnawar Civil Hospital for postmortem.
Which officers reached the spot?
After receiving information well-nigh the accident, police-administration officials including notorious TI Amit Singh Kushwaha, Tehsildar Suresh Nagar and SDM Priyanka Mimrod reached the spot. The officials monitored the relief work and made arrangements to take the injured to the hospital. The police have moreover informed the families of the deceased living in Gujarat well-nigh the accident. As soon as the families got the news of the death of their loved ones, there was mourning.
Was wrong side driving the rationalization of the accident?
Initial police investigation has revealed that the trolley came on the wrong side. However, the full reason for the wrecking will wilt well-spoken only without investigation. Police are searching for the trolley driver, who fled from the spot without the accident. The trolley has been taken into custody by the police. Other aspects including the speed of the vehicles and road conditions at the time of the wrecking are moreover stuff investigated.
Have such accidents happened on this route before?
Incidents of road accidents have been reported older moreover on Badnawar-Ujjain road. This route is considered an important route connecting Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh. Diversion and traffic related problems have moreover been mentioned at some places during the construction of four lanes. In such a situation, driving on the wrong side and speeding can increase the risk of such accidents.
Now how will the absconding trolley suburbanite be searched?
Police have registered the specimen and started searching for the absconding driver. Information is stuff placid from the incident site and nearby possible places. Police say that without the suburbanite is caught, answers to many questions related to the wrecking can be found. At present, there is an undercurrent of mourning in the families of six youths due to their death, while the injured youth is undergoing treatment in the hospital.
