Hoshangabad, October 14
Four hockey players, heading for a Dhyan Chand Trophy match, were killed and three others injured on Monday when their car overturned after hitting a tree in Madhya Pradesh’s Hoshangabad district.
The accident occurred around 7 am near Raisalpur village on National Highway 69, about 12 km from the district headquarters, Hoshangabad Dehat police station incharge Ashish Pawar said.
While trying to avoid collision with a vehicle coming from the opposite direction, the car driver lost control over the vehicle which hit a tree and overturned, he said.
The players were returning from Itarsi after celebrating birthday of a friend and were heading to Hoshangabad for the Dhyan Chand Trophy match scheduled on Monday, he said.
The deceased, all in the age group of 18 to 22 years, were identified as Shahnawaz Hussain (Indore), Adarsh Hardua (Itarsi), Ashish Lal (Jabalpur) and Aniket Varun (Gwalior).
The injured players — Shan Gladwin (Itarsi), Sahil Choure (Itarsi) and Akshay Awasthi (Gwalior) — were admitted to Narmada Apna Hospital in Hoshangabad, he added.
All players, except Gladwin who was driving the car, were enrolled at Bhopal’s MP Hockey Academy.
Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath expressed grief over the deaths. The CM declared financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the family members of the deceased from his discretionary fund. These families will also get Rs 5 lakh as the players were insured by the state’s sports department.
Niraj Rai Bahotra of Dhyan Chand Hockey Academy said they had cancelled the event due to the tragedy. — PTI
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