{
  "id": 369037,
  "title": "Wrong-Side Trailer Rams Into Van Near MP's Badnawar, Six Gujarat Pilgrims Returning From Ujjain Killed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/wrong-side-trailer-rams-into-van-near-mps-badnawar-six-gujarat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T10:36:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/wrong-side-trailer-rams-into-van-near-mps-badnawar-six-gujarat-pilgrims-returning-from-ujjain-killed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Badnawar in Madhya Pradesh witnessed a horrific collision on Sunday afternoon, leaving six Gujarat pilgrims dead. The victims were returning from Ujjain to Vadodara after a visit to the Mahakaleshwar temple. The incident occurred near Panchakwas village on a four-lane highway, when a wrong-side trailer collided head-on with a Maruti Eeco van. The trailer, carrying iron goods, was traveling on the incorrect carriageway while the van was heading towards Gujarat. The trailer driver fled the scene after the crash. Local villagers and police assisted in retrieving the bodies, which were trapped inside the mangled vehicle. Traffic was briefly disrupted but resumed shortly after. The police informed the families of the deceased in Gujarat and completed inquest procedures before shifting the bodies to Badnawar Civil Hospital for post-mortem examinations.",
  "summary": "Badnawar (Madhya Pradesh): A wrong-side trailer collided head-on with a Maruti Eeco van in Madhya Pradesh's Badnawar, killing all six Gujarat pilgrims travelling in the vehicle. The incident happened near Panchakwas village on the Badnawar-Ujjain four-lane highway on Sunday afternoon. The victims were returning to Vadodara after visiting the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain. Two bodies became…",
  "key_points": [
    "Wrong-side trailer collided with van near Badnawar, Madhya Pradesh",
    "Six Gujarat pilgrims killed, returning from Ujjain to Vadodara",
    "Trailer driver fled scene after head-on crash"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}