New Year's Eve Tragedy: 8 Dead in MP Road Accidents, Including Children

• Eight people, including a 2.5-year-old girl and two children, died in two separate horrific road accidents in Madhya Pradesh's Katni and Seoni districts on New Year's Eve/Day.
• In Katni, a tomato-laden pickup collided head-on with a motorcycle, killing four from Panna district; the pickup driver fled but the vehicle was seized.
• In Seoni, a speeding bike hit a parked truck, resulting in the on-the-spot deaths of a couple and their two children from Khabasa village.
• Madhya Pradesh's 108 Ambulance Service recorded 422 road accidents and 186 trauma calls between Dec 31 and Jan 1, indicating a surge in incidents during celebrations.
• The incidents underscore the critical dangers of speeding, negligent driving, and increased traffic during festive periods, prompting calls for responsible celebration.

Why It Matters: New Year's celebrations turned fatal in MP with 8 deaths in road accidents, highlighting urgent safety concerns.