8 stranded labourers killed, 50 injured in truck collision in Madhya Pradesh

At least eight stranded labourers were killed and around 50 others sustained severe injuries in a tragic road mishap in Guna in Madhya Pradesh in the wee hours of Thursday.

As per information, the labourers were en route to their native place in Uttar Pradesh from Maharashtra by a truck when it collided with a bus in Guna’s Cantt Police Station area.

Following the incident, the injured were rushed to the nearby hospital for medical assistance.

Meanwhile, in another incident, six labourers died while four others were injured as a bus ran over them in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar late night. The labourers were en route to Bihar from Punjab.

On May 8, at least 16 migrant workers, who were sleeping on rail tracks, were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. The workers were walking to Bhusawal from Jalna and returning to Madhya Pradesh. They had been walking along the rail tracks and slept there due to exhaustion.

It may be mentioned that the country has witnessed an exodus of migrant labourers since the nationwide lockdown was enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Many of them often resort to risky measures just to reach their native place.

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