Overview
- The truck fell from an overbridge onto a car on the service road and also crushed a passing motorcycle near Shahpura on the Jabalpur–Bhopal NH-45.
- The deceased were identified as hyva driver Ankit Mehar Singh Malik, 31, of Rohtak, Haryana, and motorcyclist Balram Fakirchand Awasthi, 64, of Natwara, Jabalpur.
- Five people traveling in the car, including a woman, were injured and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
- Shahpura police led rescue efforts at the scene and used cranes to lift the heavy vehicle and clear the route.
- Officers registered a case and said preliminary findings indicate negligence by the truck driver, with further investigation in progress.