Eleven people lost their lives after a trolley carrying devotees overturned during a Durga idol immersion in Jamli village of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh. The bodies of all eleven people have been recovered and are sent for post-mortem, Khandwa Collector Rishav Gupta said.
The official further added that three people were injured during the incident, out of which two are currently out of danger and one is still undergoing treatment due to serious injuries.
Khandwa Collector Rishav Gupta said, “An unfortunate incident occurred today in the Pandhana Assembly constituency, where some young people from Rajgarh Panchayat had come to Jamli village, to immerse idols. A village officer was on duty at the pond in Jamli. He warned them that the water ahead was deep. However, they continued,