<p>Jabalpur/Maihar: Nine people returning from Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj were killed and five injured in two road accidents in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur and Maihar districts on Tuesday morning, officials said.</p>.<p>A truck collided with a minibus in Jabalpur, killing seven occupants of the passenger vehicle returning to Andhra Pradesh from Prayagraj (in Uttar Pradesh), Collector Deepak Kumar Saxena told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>The incident took place at around 8.30 am near Sihora town, located 65 km from the district headquarters, he said.</p>.<p>The truck was heading on a highway from the wrong side, leading to the accident, eyewitnesses claimed.</p>.<p>Seven people died on the spot, while several others were trapped inside the minibus, they said.</p>.Maha Kumbh 2025: Adityanath reviews arrangements for Maghi Purnima bath.<p>Following the accident, the collector and Jabalpur's superintendent of police left for the accident site.</p>.<p>In Maihar, two people were killed and five others injured when an unidentified vehicle hit their SUV near Kanchanpur village on National Highway no. 30 at around 4 am, Nadan Dehat police station in-charge KN Banjare said.</p>.<p>The sports utility vehicle (SUV) was returning to Indore from the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, he said.</p>.<p>All the injured people were referred to the Satna district hospital after initial treatment in Amarpatan, the official said.</p>.<p>The two deceased have been identified as Manju Sharma (32) and Manoj Vishwakarma (42), he said.</p>.<p>Police were examining CCTV footage of the area to identify the offending vehicle, the official said.</p>
<p>Jabalpur/Maihar: Nine people returning from Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj were killed and five injured in two road accidents in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur and Maihar districts on Tuesday morning, officials said.</p>.<p>A truck collided with a minibus in Jabalpur, killing seven occupants of the passenger vehicle returning to Andhra Pradesh from Prayagraj (in Uttar Pradesh), Collector Deepak Kumar Saxena told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>The incident took place at around 8.30 am near Sihora town, located 65 km from the district headquarters, he said.</p>.<p>The truck was heading on a highway from the wrong side, leading to the accident, eyewitnesses claimed.</p>.<p>Seven people died on the spot, while several others were trapped inside the minibus, they said.</p>.Maha Kumbh 2025: Adityanath reviews arrangements for Maghi Purnima bath.<p>Following the accident, the collector and Jabalpur's superintendent of police left for the accident site.</p>.<p>In Maihar, two people were killed and five others injured when an unidentified vehicle hit their SUV near Kanchanpur village on National Highway no. 30 at around 4 am, Nadan Dehat police station in-charge KN Banjare said.</p>.<p>The sports utility vehicle (SUV) was returning to Indore from the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, he said.</p>.<p>All the injured people were referred to the Satna district hospital after initial treatment in Amarpatan, the official said.</p>.<p>The two deceased have been identified as Manju Sharma (32) and Manoj Vishwakarma (42), he said.</p>.<p>Police were examining CCTV footage of the area to identify the offending vehicle, the official said.</p>