CURATED BY – DHEERAJ KUMAR AHIRWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh! A truck and a car collided head-on in Sagar. 5 people died on the spot in the accident while one is critical. All the deceased are members of the same family. The collision was so severe that the truck climbed over the car. It was removed with the help of a JCB and the gates of the car were broken with the help of a crowbar. Then people could be taken out.
The accident took place on Sagar-Garhakota road in Sanodha police station area at around 6:30 pm on Friday evening.
Police station in-charge Gaurav Gupta said that there were 6 people in the car. The family was returning to their home Parsoria after completing personal work in Sagar. Meanwhile, a truck coming from Damoh near Jatashankar valley hit the car. The driver of the truck passing through Rajasthan escaped. Police has seized the truck

They lost their lives in the accident

Five members of the family of social worker Suresh Jain, resident of Parsoria, Sagar, died in the accident. The deceased include his wife Prabha Jain (60), middle son Sandesh Jain (38), Sandesh's wife Nidhi (32), younger daughter-in-law Nancy, husband Shailendra Jain (30) and grandson Utkarsh, father Shailendra Jain (6).

The driver driving the car, Bablu, son of Ajit Khan (40), has been admitted to the district hospital. His condition is critical.

They had gone to see their daughter-in-law's ailing father

According to the police, the ailing father of the younger daughter-in-law of the Jain family, Nancy Jain, is admitted to a private hospital in Sagar. Everyone had gone to Sagar to see him. They met with an accident while returning home. On receiving the information, Narayavali MLA Pradeep Laria also reached the spot. He talked to the SP and got to know the whole matter. He also helped in taking the injured driver to the hospital.