Gwalior: 14 killed, nearly 28 injured as truck rams devotees near Sheetlamata Mandir

Fourteen persons were killed and nearly 28others suffered injuries when a truck crashed into several devotees waiting near a temple in Madhya Pradeshs Gwalior city in the wee hours of Sunday police saidA wall of the temple crashed under the impact of the collision they said adding that two to four of the injured persons were critical as per PTIThe incident which occurred around 130 am outside the Sheetla Mata temple near a slope on Chinor Road raised concerns about security arrangements at the shrine as the truck with a Punjab registration number entered the noentry zone officials saidSTORY 13 killed 40 injured as truck hits devotees near temple in Gwalior Thirteen persons were killed and nearly 40 others suffered injuries when a truck crashed into several devotees waiting near a temple in Madhya Pradeshs Gwalior city in the wee hours of Sunday police said The incident occurred around 130 am on the Sheetlamata Mandir road when the truck driver lost control of the wheels The vehicle then hit devotees who were standing and sitting there and came to a halt after hitting the temple wall an official said READ httpstcoAvpsIY0rPpmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News October 18 2026Brake failure may have cause the collisionAs per PTI the truck crashed into several devotees and roadside shops before hitting the temples entrance gate an official saidAn investigator while briefing about the incident said that the trucks brakes may have failed forcing the driver to swerve left in a desperate attempt to control the vehicle Had it continued straight he said it would have ploughed into at least 600 to 700 devoteesGwalior Collector Ruchika Chauhan said Today at around 130 AM information was received that a truck coming from the direction of Chhinor towards the temple lost control and veered continuously to the leftWATCH Madhya Pradesh Gwalior Collector Ruchika Chauhan says Today at around 130 AM information was received that a truck coming from the direction of Chhinor towards the temple lost control and veered continuously to the left Immediately news of the accident started coming in and ambulances and other vehicles were dispatched 11 people have lost their lives in this incident and 5 to 6 patients are critically injured Around 29 people have sustained various injuries She also says A stopper and a police checkpoint were present on that road during Navratri so how the vehicle managed to get inside is a matter of investigation We have also sent an RTO team to inspect the truck mechanically and find out what issue occurred and how it veered to the left As for the injured undergoing treatment the team is continuously performing CT scans and Xrays to ensure their treatment is properly alignedmdash ANI ANI October 18 2026She added Immediately news of the accident started coming in and ambulances and other vehicles were dispatched 11 people have lost their lives in this incident and 5 to 6 patients are critically injured Around 29 people have sustained various injuries as per ANIEarlier Gwalior Superintendent of Police Dharamvir Yadav while talking to the media said Thirteen persons were killed near the Sheetlamata Mandir when an uncontrolled truck loaded with paddy hit devotees waiting on the roadsiderdquo as per PTINearly 40 others were injured and the condition of four to five of them was serious the SP saidWhile further details are yet to be ascertained rescue operations were underway under the supervision of senior officials