12 killed as tractor-trolley hits jeep in MP

Morena: Twelve members of a family on their way to a condolence meet were killed and eight others injured when a tractor-trolley hit their jeep in the district this morning, a police official said.

The sand-laden tractor-trolley hit the overloaded jeep carrying nearly 20 people of a family around 6 am at a cross road near Ganjrampur village, Morena Superintendent of Police Amit Sanghi told PTI.

Twelve of the victims died on the spot, he said.

Eight others sustained injuries in the accident and were referred to the district hospital for treatment, he said.