8 killed, 6 injured as SUV falls off bridge onto riverbed in MP's Damoh district

Eight persons were killed and six others sustained injuries after an SUV fell off a bridge onto a dry river bed in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district on Tuesday, police said.

The accident occurred near Simri village under the Nohata police station area around 11 am, an official said.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Shrut Kirti Somwanshi said the SUV driver lost control over the wheels, and the vehicle fell off the bridge onto the dry riverbed of the Sunar river.

He said eight of the occupants died, and six others sustained injuries.

The official said the victims were part of a group of residents from Jabalpur district who were travelling in two SUVs from Ghat Pipariya village in Damoh, and one of the vehicles met with an accident.

He said the injured persons were sent to the district hospital for treatment.