- A car carrying seven sadhus fell into a well in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district
- The accident occurred after a tyre burst, causing the vehicle to hit a tree and fall into the well
- Three sadhus died in the accident
A car carrying seven sadhus plunged into a well after a tyre burst in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district on Friday evening, killing three, while an equal number were rescued, a police official said.
One sadhu is missing and a search is underway at the site near Tendni Khurd on Betul Road, some 60 kilometres from the district headquarters, said Sanwari police outpost in-charge Mukesh Dwivedi.
"The vehicle went out of control after a tyre burst. It hit a tree and then fell into a well without a boundary wall. There were seven sadhus in the vehicle. Three died, three were rescued and admitted to the district hospital, while one is missing. A search is on with an earth excavating machine," he said.
They were travelling to Multai in Betul from Chitrakoot, Mukesh Dwivedi said.
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