Bhopal, May 5
Two persons were killed on Monday morning when a speeding truck ploughed into a house in Hardua village, located in the Nohta police station area of Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh.
The devastating accident, which took place around 7.30 am, has trigged fury among villagers who staged a “chakka jam” on Damoh-Jabalpur highway.
Police are still piecing together the exact sequence of events leading to the collision, and as of now, the identities of the deceased remain undisclosed.
The situation was further aggravated as enraged villagers staged a road blockade on the Damoh-Jabalpur route, forcing the police to first focus on restoring order by pacifying the angry mob.
The investigating officer said, “While the victims’ bodies have been recovered and sent for post-mortem, handling the protests has been their immediate priority. The truck driver fled the scene immediately after the accident, prompting the police to dispatch a team to track him down.”
Preliminary reports suggest that the victims -- a 45-year-old father and his 20-year-old son -- died on the spot due to the impact.