Overview

• The accident occurred at 4:45 a.m. near Jora village when a vehicle carrying 20 pilgrims lost control on rain-slicked roads.
• Three women—identified as Gayatri Kavar, Malti Patel and Indira Bai—were killed on impact after the vehicle struck a roadside tree.
• Fifteen passengers, mostly women and children, sustained injuries and were first taken to Beohari Hospital with four in critical condition transferred to Shahdol Medical College.
• Shahdol Police are probing potential driver fatigue, excessive speed, slick road conditions and vehicle malfunction as contributing factors.
• Two days of heavy monsoon rainfall have flooded surgical wards at Kushabhau Thackeray District Hospital and submerged Shahdol railway platforms, disrupting rescue and medical services.