3 dead as speeding truck plunges into canal in Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL: At least three people died after a speeding truck carrying iron rods plunged into a canal in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district on Wednesday.The driver and two of his associates died in the incident.Two of the deceased have been identified as Dilip Kewat and Vishnu, both residents of Maihar. The third victim is yet to be identified.The accident took place in the early hours on NH-39 under the Rampur Baghelan police station area.According to police, the truck lost control near Nemua turn, hit a road divider and fell into the canal.Rampur Baghelan police station in-charge Sandeep Chaturvedi said a crane was later brought in to remove the truck from the canal, after which the bodies were recovered.One of the victims was trapped inside the vehicle, and his body was retrieved using a cutter machine during a rescue operation that lasted nearly four hours, police said.The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.