11 labourers killed in MP mishap

Jabalpur: A mini truck overturned and fell into a 10-foot deep culvert near a village in Jabalpur early on Thursday, leaving at least 11 labourers dead and 15 others injured, police said. The accident took place at around 1 am near Jamunia village when the labourers were travelling in the truck of the forest department to Chargavan for plucking tendu leaves, Jabalpur DSP Manjeet Chawla said. The truck driver lost control and the vehicle fell into the culvert, he said. Police have registered a case and arrested the driver, identified as Prahlad. The injured were admitted to the Jabalpur Medical College. ENS