Chindwara: 7 people were killed, while 3 others were critically injured after an SUV in which they were travelling fell into a dry well in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district. All were reportedly residents of Lendagendi village, and were returning from a wedding ceremony.

The accident occurred late last night in Kodamau village under Mohkhed police station of the district around 1 am. Reacue operation started at 2:30 am and continued till 5 am. A total of 10 people including 7 men, 2 kids and a woman were is Bolero car.

“Eyewitnesses informed that the SUV hit a bike first. The driver lost control and the car fell into the dry well. The injured have been rushed to hospital where their condition is stated to be stable,” Chhindwara superintendent of police Vivek Agrawal said.

The deceased have been identified as Deependra, 3, Ajay, 32, Sachin, 19, Rajkumar,40, Sagar, 31, Ranjit, 35 and Ram Nath, 38, all were travelling in the car. 7 people including a child have been killed.