MP News: 2 Contract Workers Killed After Creta Crashes Near Dev River Bridge In Balaghat

MP News: 2 Contract Workers Killed After Creta Crashes Near Dev River Bridge In Balaghat

Two Power Department contract workers were killed in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a Creta SUV in Paraswada village, Balaghat, on Friday at 11 a.m. The accident occurred near the Dev River bridge under Kirnapur police limits. Police said negligent driving caused the crash. An investigation is ongoing. The deceased were Rekhlal Pandre and Sanjay Pusam, local contractors.

Dheeraj MishraUpdated: Friday, January 30, 2026, 06:25 PM IST
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Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh): Two Power Department contract workers died in a head-on collision between car and motorcycle in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat on Friday morning.

This accident occurred at 11:00 AM near the bridge over the Dev River in Paraswada village, under the Kirnapur police station area.

Creta rams into bike

According to reports, Rekhlal Pandre and Sanjay Pusam both worked as contractors for the Power Department. As usual, they were traveling to the Waraseoni tehsil headquarters for work on their motorcycle. When they reached the Dev River bridge in Paraswada village, they rammed into the Creta car

The driver of the Creta, Manish, son of Satyanarayan Sharma, is a resident of Kikirnapur but currently lives in Gondia with his family. He owns a jewelry shop in the Kirnapur tehsil headquarters. He was traveling to Kirnapur in his Creta SUV. Upon receiving the information, the police recovered the bodies of the two deceased and have started an investigation.

What the Police Say

Kirnapur Police stated that the driver of the Creta SUV negligently drove his vehicle and collided with the motorcycle near the Dev River bridge. Both men on the motorcycle died in the accident. The bodies have been recovered, and an investigation into the matter is underway.

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