Car With 5 Nagpur youths swept away in MP

 

 

 

 

A car, carrying five Nagpur youths, was swept away by the strong currents of the Katta River in the Junnardev area of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday afternoon. Four youths managed to swim to safety, but a youth was swept away with the vehicle and was missing till late evening. According to police, the car was crossing a bridge over the Katta River when it was caught in the powerful current. The bridge was reportedly inundated with floodwaters. Despite the dangerous conditions, the driver attempted to proceed. As the car reached the middle of the bridge, it began to drift with the flow of the river. Four of the youths managed to escape the vehicle and swim to safety.

 

However, one youth, identified as Shailesh Kushwah, was swept away along with the car. Kushwah, who is a salesman, remains missing. The other passengers in the car have been identified as Milind Parate, Ketan Dekate, Vikram Atav, and Nikhil Somkuwar. Emergency services and local authorities have mobilized a rescue operation. Divers conducted a search operation in the flooded Katta River for both the missing youth and the car. Eyewitnesses reported that the bridge was severely affected by the flooding, and the high flow of water made the situation extremely perilous. The car’s attempt to cross the bridge under these conditions proved disastrous.