Nine women injured as tractor-trolley overturns on NH-719 in Bhind

A tractor-trolley overturned on NH-719 in Bhind district on Thursday. The accident took place in the Barohi police station area. The trolley's tailgate suddenly broke, and the trolley went out of control and overturned on the road. Nine women travelling in it were injured.

All the women were coming from Mehgaon to Bhind to ask for the "bhaat", a customary gift given at weddings. A wedding is to be held in their family, and they had left home for this purpose. On the way, the tailgate suddenly broke and the trolley overturned. Screams rang out at the spot after the accident. It happened about 400 metres from Barohi police station.

On receiving information, Barohi police station in-charge Atul Singh Bhadauria reached the spot with a police team. The women were lying injured in the trolley at the time. Police took all of the injured to Bhind District Hospital without delay in the station's mobile vehicle. Doctors there examined them and began treatment. After first aid, all the women were admitted to the surgical ward.

The injured women have been identified as: Reena Devi (40), wife of Rajeev Singh; Manju Devi (46), wife of Asharfilal Jatav; Mithilesh (50), wife of Rakesh Singh Hindolia; Maya Devi (40), wife of Chhaviram Jatav; Mamta Devi (38), wife of Naresh Jatav; Mamta Devi (35), wife of Sundar Khanna; Shimla Devi (37), wife of Sunil Jatav; and Pinky Devi (35), wife of Brijesh Jatav. All of them live in Mehgaon.

The ninth injured woman is Sunita Devi (50), wife of Shripal Jatav, who lives in AklONI.

All the women are being treated at the district hospital. According to preliminary information, the breaking of the trolley's tailgate was the cause of the accident.