Home Guard Jawan Tragically Loses Life in Post-Election Road Accident

Home guard Manoharlal killed and seven injured in bus crash after election duty in Mandsaur district. Bus rammed into stationary truck on Sitamau-Suvasara road. Driver fled after accident.

A home guard jawan was killed and seven others were injured on Tuesday when their bus rammed into a stationary truck on Sitamau-Suvasara road, about 65 km from here, police said.

The jawans were returning after doing duty at polling centres and depositing EVMs at a designated center, a police official said.

Polling for the Mandsaur Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh took place on Monday.

The bus hit the stationary truck from behind, Suvasara police station in-charge Kamlesh Prajapati said.

The deceased home guard was identified as Manoharlal (33), a resident of Rajasthan.

The injured persons were admitted to the district hospital, the official said, adding the bus driver fled from the spot after the accident. Further probe was on.