Several labourers injured as auto hit by pickup overturns in Chhindwara's Sanvri Bazaar

A three-wheeler auto carrying labourers went out of control and overturned in front of a Bajaj showroom in Sanvri Bazaar in Chhindwara. It is said that a pickup vehicle had hit the auto before the accident.

Eight to 10 labourers were travelling in the auto. The driver and several labourers were injured. All the injured have been referred to the District Hospital, Chhindwara, for treatment.

The auto was passing through Sanvri Bazaar with the labourers when the pickup hit it in front of the Bajaj showroom and it overturned. Panic broke out at the spot. People nearby pulled out the injured who were trapped in the auto and helped take them to hospital.

According to outpost in-charge Durgesh Tiwari, the vehicle that hit the auto has been caught. The injured have been sent to the District Hospital.

Local residents say this is the fifth incident of a three-wheeler carrying labourers overturning. They say that despite this, the practice of carrying more labourers than the vehicles' capacity has not stopped. Residents have demanded action against vehicles carrying more passengers than their capacity. They allege that labourers are being transported in this way at risk to their lives.

After the repeated accidents, questions are also being raised about the monitoring and action by the transport department.