Horrific! Speeding Truck Runs Over 3 Schoolchildren, Drags Them For 50 Metres In Pithampur | VIDEO

Dhar Truck-Bike Collision: Three schoolchildren, including two brothers and their cousin, were killed after a speeding trailer truck hit their motorcycle on the Mhow-Neemuch Road in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur on Thursday afternoon.

The tragedy occurred when the truck loaded with iron rods hit the motorcycle from behind in the industrial area of Pithampur around 2.15 pm near Mahindra Bridge, close to Housing Board Colony.

The collision was so severe that all three children died on the spot, with parts of their bodies severed in the impact.

Dhar Truck-Bike Collision Victims Identified

According to police, the children were travelling on a motorcycle bearing registration number MP 40 ML 4037. The deceased were identified as Priyanshu Rajak (15), a Class 9 student, his younger brother Moksh Rajak (11), a Class 5 student, and their maternal cousin Arushi alias Ayushi Rajak (10), also a Class 5 student.

Priyanshu and Moksh were the sons of Pyarelal Rajak, while Ayushi was the daughter of Sanjay Rajak. All three were residents of Utkarsh Aangan Colony and studied at St Francis Higher Secondary School in Sector-1.

According to sources, Priyanshu had not attended school on Thursday and had gone to pick up his younger brother and cousin at dispersal time. The accident occurred while they were returning home.

Police and eyewitnesses identified the children through their school bags lying on the road and informed their families.

Following the accident, a large crowd gathered at the spot, causing a long traffic jam. Personnel from the Sector-1 police station reached the scene, restored traffic and shifted the bodies to Pithampur Community Hospital, where post-mortem examinations were conducted.

Police have launched a search for the trailer truck involved in the accident.

Meanwhile, the tragedy left the school staff and local residents in shock.

St Francis School Principal Sister Liny Sajeeva said teachers and staff were deeply saddened after receiving news of the accident. Teachers were immediately sent to the spot, and the principal expressed grief over the deaths of the three students.