Dhar, Oct 22 (IANS) Three schoolchildren, including two brothers and their cousin sister, were killed after a speeding trolley hit their motorcycle in Madhya Pradesh’s industrial town Pithampur on Thursday, police said.
The accident occurred on the Mhow-Neemuch Highway near Mahendra Bridge, close to St. Francis School, under the Sector-1 police station area.
The deceased were identified as Priyansh, a Class 9 student, his younger brother Moksh, who studied in Class 5, and their cousin sister Aarushi, a Class 7 student.
All three were residents of Utkarsh Angan Colony in Pithampur.
According to preliminary police information, Priyansh had not attended school on Thursday.
However, he went on his motorcycle in the afternoon to bring his younger brother and cousin sister home after their classes ended.
The three were returning home on motorcycle number MP 40 ML 4037 when a speeding trolley hit their vehicle near St. Francis School.
All three died on the spot due to the impact, police said.
Following the accident, family members and local residents staged a protest by placing one of the deceased children’s bodies on the road.
The protest disrupted traffic in the area as people gathered at the accident site.
Local residents told the police about the accident, following which a team reached the spot.
The bodies were sent to Pithampur Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination, and the families were informed about the deaths.
The trolley driver fled from the spot after the accident, police said, adding that a case had been registered against him under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.
Efforts were underway to trace and arrest him.
Traffic on the Mhow-Neemuch Highway was disrupted for some time following the accident and the gathering of residents.
It was restored after the damaged motorcycle was removed from the road, police said.
Further investigation is underway, and statements of eyewitnesses are being recorded.
The deaths of the three children have left their family and residents of Utkarsh Angan Colony and surrounding areas in shock and mourning.
–IANS
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