14 devotees were killed and 28 injured when a speeding truck crashed into the Sheetla Mata temple gate in MP’s Gwalior district on Sunday.
Updated: October 18, 2026, 10:43 AM IST
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Police gather at the site after thirteen persons were killed and nearly 40 others suffered injuries in Gwalior (PTI)
The truck crashed into several devotees and roadside shops before hitting the temple’s entrance gate, an official said.
An investigator said the truck’s brakes may have failed, forcing the driver to swerve left in a desperate attempt to control the vehicleHad it continued straight, he said, it would have ploughed into at least 600 to 700 devotees.
Fourteen persons were killed and 28 injured, acting Inspector General of Police, Gwalior range, Asit Yadav told PTIThe impact brought down a temple wall on the structure’s left side, he said.
Earlier, a senior police official had said that nearly 40 persons were injured in the incidentThe truck driver fled from the spot, and police teams were searching for himAsked how the truck entered the no-entry zone, Yadav said the lapses will be investigatedAfter the incident, the bodies and injured persons were shifted to different hospitals, including Gwalior’s trauma centre.
After the incident, the bodies and injured persons were shifted to different hospitals, including Gwalior’s trauma centre.
Relatives of victims gathered near the post-mortem facility at the trauma centre and expressed anger over the incident, with many questioning how a heavy truck could enter an area where, they claimed, even a bicycle could not pass.
Lokendra Singh Tomar, nephew of the deceased Sarla Tomar, asked how the truck was allowed to enter the temple premises despite security arrangementsHis aunt was on her way to offer prayers at the shrine, he told reporters and demanded answers from those responsible for the accident.
(With inputs from agencies)
