Tractor‑trolley crash in Morena

A sand-loaded tractor-trolley hit an autorickshaw near Nitahara village in Morena on April 13, injuring two people and leaving one passenger in critical condition. (theprint.in) Sumawali police station inspector Ravi Gurjar said the crash happened at a junction in the morning when the speeding tractor-trolley struck an oncoming three-wheeler, then overturned in a roadside field. The tractor driver fled the scene. (theprint.in) Police identified the injured as autorickshaw driver Darshan Rajput, 58, and passenger Sohail Khan, 20. Khan was shifted to Gwalior for advanced treatment, while Rajput was admitted to the district hospital in Morena. (theprint.in) (freepressjournal.in) The collision came five days after a forest guard in Morena was killed when a tractor-trolley allegedly carrying illegally mined sand ran him over during a patrol near the Chambal river on April 8. Police said that case led to a murder investigation and arrests. (thehindu.com) (devdiscourse.com) Morena has also seen other recent tractor-trolley crashes. On April 10, seven members of a family were injured, three critically, after their van collided with a tractor-trolley on a highway in the district. (theprint.in) Last June, a tractor-trolley carrying villagers overturned near Karah Dham in Morena district, killing at least two people and injuring 24 others. Police and local media reports said the vehicle was overloaded. (thehansindia.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) In the April 13 crash, local residents and police moved the injured to hospital after the autorickshaw was badly damaged and the trolley toppled off the road. Officers said they were searching for the driver who ran from the scene. (freepressjournal.in)