Overview
- A tractor‑trolley carrying about 40–50 devotees overturned while returning from a religious ceremony, killing six people and injuring dozens.
- The crash happened on a rural culvert near Bijora/Bijaura on the Anuppur–Umaria border, with two people dying at the scene and four more later in hospital.
- Many injured were taken first to Pali Community Health Centre and 108 ambulances, and the most serious cases were referred to Shahdol Medical College for advanced care.
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed condolences and announced Rs 4 lakh from the chief minister's relief fund plus an additional Rs 4 lakh under the Sambal Yojana for each deceased family.
- Police have begun a detailed inquiry that is focusing on overspeeding, overloading and possible driver negligence, and the crash highlights a recurring safety problem with overloaded tractor‑trolleys used for rural religious travel.