Five, including three women, dead as speeding SUV hits auto-rickshaw in Gwalior

Five folks, including three ladies, have been killed and 4 others injured after a tempo-rickshaw they have been travelling in was hit by a speeding SUV in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, police stated on Friday (March 27, 2026). 

According to the police, the incident happened round 3 a.m. in Thatipur city of Gwalior when a speeding automotive hit the rickshaw from behind, which was carrying 9 members of a household.

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Murar metropolis Superintendent of Police (CSP) Atul Soni instructed The Hindu that the motive force of the SUV, Aman Sharma, and his good friend Abhishek who was in the automotive have been arrested from the spot. 

Mr. Soni stated that an data had been obtained on the police management room about an SUV hitting a automobile at Thatipur bus stand after which a primary response automobile (FRV) was dispatched. 

“Even as the FRV was inquiring about it, another information came that an SUV had hit a tempo at a nearby highway. When we investigated, it turned out to be the same car,” he stated. 

The CSP stated that the tempo was hit from behind and crushed right into a tree, ensuing in the dying of 5 folks.

“They were declared brought dead at a government hospital while the injured are being treated. One person is in a serious condition,” he added. 

The victims have been getting back from the Sheetla Mata temple in Gwalior. While 4 of the deceased hailed from elements of Gwalior, a 60-year-old girl relative of theirs was from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut

The officer stated that the accused additionally sustained minor accidents and his automotive was additionally broken, and have been nabbed from the spot solely. 

He stated that two separate instances have been lodged in opposition to the accused, including one underneath BNS part 106(1) [causing death by negligence]. 

“A medical examination has been conducted on the accused to ascertain if he was driving under influence and further charges will be added based on the report,” Mr. Soni stated.