Twelve labourers were killed and 20 injured as the pick-up van carrying them overturned and collided with an SUV in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday night, an official said.The incident occurred around 9 pm. According to preliminary information, 35 labourers were returning home in a pickup van from Baggad in Dhar district when the driver lost control over the vehicle near Chikliya crossing. The vehicle overturned and collided with an SUV coming from the opposite direction.”Twelve people died on the spot, while approximately 20 were injured,” said Dhar district’s in-charge collector, Abhishek Choudhary.The seriously injured were referred to Indore, he said.Choudhary, DIG Mayank Awasthi, and police personnel rushed to the spot.Tirla police have registered a case.


