Overview
- A tractor-trolley and a pickup van collided head-on near Vidya Vihar School in Berasia late Wednesday night, police said.
- The deceased were identified as Mukesh Ahirwar, Babri Bai, Deepak, Laxmi Bai, and Hari Bai, all residents of Sironj in Vidisha district.
- Police said the tractor-trolley carried people returning from a holy bath in Narmadapuram for Makar Sankranti, while the pickup was headed there for family rituals.
- Ten injured people, including children, were taken to the Berasia government hospital, with several referred to Hamidia and private hospitals in Bhopal.
- Local authorities responded at the scene, notified families, and opened an investigation into the cause of the collision.