Bhopal, March 10 -- Eight people died and several others sustained injuries after a passenger vehicle (cruiser) collided with a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district in the early hours of Monday, CM Mohan Yadav stated in a post on X.

The accident occurred near Upni village in Sidhi district at around 2:30 am on Monday. The passengers in the SUV car were going to Maihar to offer prayers but they met with an accident in between.

Upon receiving the information, the police and senior officials reached the spot and sent the injured to the hospital.

CM Yadav expressed grief over the incident and announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the family of the deceased, Rs 1 lakh for the seriously injured, and Rs 50,000 for the injure...