Raisen Accident: 6 Killed, 3 Injured in MP As Vehicle Overturns Into Ditch After Driver Falls Asleep

Six persons were killed and three others injured when a vehicle travelling at a high speed overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district on Monday morning, April 21. The accident took place at around 7 am near a roadside eatery under the Sultanpur police station area. 

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According to the Additional Superintendent of Police Kamlesh Kharpuse, the vehicle carrying nine passengers to Indore in Madhya Pradesh from Patna in Bihar was carrying passengers after attending a marriage function. 

Raisen, Madhya Pradesh: A high-speed vehicle crashed and fell into a ditch, resulting in six deaths and three serious injuries. The accident occurred when the driver fell asleep at the wheel. All nine people in the vehicle were from Indore and were returning after attending a… pic.twitter.com/XfrZrmc9ez

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The driver lost control of the wheels and as a result, the vehicle overturned. Six people were killed in the accident. The three other injured persons were admitted to the District Hospital in Raisen and are undergoing treatment.