# Four Family Members Killed in Ratlam Expressway Crash

2026-08-15T14:49:58+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk

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Four members of a family were killed and five others injured when their multi-utility vehicle hit a stationary truck on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district, police said on Saturday. The crash occurred near Kajliya Pada during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The family was travelling from Dhar and Indore districts to Rajasthan’s Khatu Shyam temple. Shivgarh station house officer Ranjit Makwana said the truck had been parked by the roadside after developing a mechanical fault. The dead were identified as Jatin, 34, his wife Lisha, 30, Paipi, 35, and Ranu, 35. The injured, including the MUV driver, were taken to Ratlam Medical College and Hospital. Police and an NHAI ambulance rescued occupants trapped in the mangled vehicle. A case has been registered.

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- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/khatu-shyam-yatra-turns-tragic-4-of-family-killed-as-muv-rams-into-truck-on-delhi-mumbai-expressway-article-155679720>

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