Three labourers dead, seven injured as pickup vehicle overturns in MP's Narsinghpur

Narsinghpur, Feb 23 (PTI) Three labourers were killed and seven others injured after their pickup vehicle overturned at an under-construction bridge near Barman in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, a police official said.

The incident took place under Sautala police station limits in Barman outpost area when the vehicle, carrying 10 labourers from Chhindwara to Narsinghpur for construction work along a highway stretch, overturned, the official said.

"Ratanlal (60), Kamaniya Bai (50) and Bharat Lal Thakur (45) all hailing from Chhindwara district, died. Seven persons were injured, four of whom are in serious condition. The injured were admitted to the civil hospital in Kareli," area police station house officer Priyanka Kevat told PTI.

Preliminary investigation suggests the driver lost control of the accident, the SHO said. PTI LAL BNM