Madhya Pradesh: 13-year-old student dies, eight sustain injuries as auto-rickshaw ferrying them overturns

Madhya Pradesh: 13-year-old student dies, eight sustain injuries as auto-rickshaw ferrying them overturns

A group of students from a private school went to Bajaranggarh Fort for a picnic.

Staff ReporterUpdated: Sunday, November 21, 2021, 07:22 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: 13-year-old student dies, eight sustain injuries as auto-rickshaw ferrying them overturns
Injured students | File Photo

Guna (Madhya Pradesh): A 13-year-old boy died, while eight school students sustained severe injuries after an auto-rickshaw in which they were travelling overturned in Guna district on Sunday.

According to reports, a group of students of Sarasvati School, Purani Chhawani went to Bajaranggarh Fort for a picnic. The fort is situated around 7km away from Guna district headquarters.

There were 25 students and three teachers travelling in two auto-rickshaws. Around 3 pm, while they were returning, an auto-rickshaw driver lost his control over the vehicle and it overturned near the gate of the fort.

Police sources said that a student identified as Lucky Kushwah, 13, a resident of Purani Chhawani died on the spot.

The injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Guna.