Agar Malwa (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 17 (IANS) Prominent bullion trader Gopal Das Soni and his wife Rekhabai lost their lives in a road accident near Panth Piplai on the Ujjain-Indore highway, police said.
A young girl travelling with them sustained serious injuries and has been referred to Indore for advanced medical treatment. The incident took place early Sunday morning.
According to police sources, Gopal Das Soni, 53, a resident of Madhya Pradesh’s Agar Malwa, was travelling with his wife Rekhabai and a child to Indore to purchase merchandise.
The family left home around 9 a.m. in their car.
At approximately 12-12:30 noon, while passing through the Nanakheda police station area near Panth Piplai, the vehicle reportedly lost control at high speed.
The car first struck a road divider and then veered off the road, slamming into a parked truck from behind.
The force of the collision was devastating.
The front portion of the car was completely crushed, trapping the occupants inside the wreckage.
Nanakheda police personnel rushed to the spot after receiving information about the accident.
After considerable effort, the team managed to extricate the injured from the mangled vehicle and immediately shifted them to a nearby hospital.
Doctors on duty declared Gopal Das Soni and his wife Rekhabai dead on arrival.
The girl, who suffered serious injuries, is undergoing treatment and has been referred to a higher medical facility in Indore.
The family was going to meet their son in Indore, police officials said.
Police have registered a case and launched a detailed investigation into the circumstances of the accident.
Officials are examining factors such as speed, road conditions and the exact sequence of events that led to the vehicle going out of control.
The tragic news spread rapidly through Agar Malwa, casting a deep shadow of grief over the bullion trading community and the wider local population.
Traders and residents expressed profound sorrow at the sudden and untimely deaths of the couple.
Condolences poured in from various quarters as people struggled to come to terms with the loss of a familiar face in the local market.
The accident once again highlights the risks of high-speed travel on busy inter-city routes and the urgent need for greater caution on the Ujjain-Indore road.
Authorities continue to probe the matter while the injured girl remains under medical care.
–IANS
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