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Indore Truck Rampage Kills 3 as Government Suspends Traffic Officials

Officials launched an ACS-led inquiry into the no-entry breach, signaling a crackdown on enforcement lapses.

The driver of the truck immediately fled the spot,
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Overview

  • Police say the driver, Gulsher of Dhar, was heavily intoxicated; he is under arrest and has been sent for medical examination.
  • Three victims — Laxmikant Soni, Kailashchandra Joshi and Mahesh Khatwase — have died, and about a dozen injured remain hospitalised, several in critical condition.
  • The truck entered a restricted stretch of Aerodrome/Airport Road around 7:30–7:45 pm, struck vehicles and pedestrians over roughly 500 metres, and caught fire after dragging a motorcycle.
  • Cases including culpable homicide and drunk driving have been registered under the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.
  • Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced Rs 4 lakh for each bereaved family, Rs 1 lakh for the injured, and ordered the removal of a traffic DCP and suspension of eight personnel.