4 laboures killed, 22 injured in road mishap

Raisen, MP, Mar 13: Four labourers, including a woman, were killed on the spot and 22 injured, 12 of them severely, when the tractor-trolley carrying them veered out of control and overturned in a valley near Bhartipur, 60 km from this district headquarters today, police said.

''The vehicle was en route to Koylajher from Bhartipur. The deceased were identified as Thawri village-resident Meera Bai and Niwadi village-resident Khuman Singh, Sunil and Mukesh,'' said Sultanpur Station House Officer Kamal Jain.

The grievously hurt were rushed to Bhopal while the rest admitted to a local hospital. Bareli's Sub-Divisional Officer A S Pawar has reached the spot. The district administration disbursed immediate assistance of Rs 1,000 each to the deceased's kin and Rs 500 to the every injured person.

UNI