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Truck crashes into crowd at religious festival in Gwalior

Thirteen people were reported killed after an out-of-control truck ploughed into a crowd gathered at a temple in Gwalior during a Hindu festival early Sunday. Officials said the heavily loaded vehicle was speeding before it lost control. Further details regarding injuries and the driver of the truck have not been confirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
5 differing positions reported on casualties across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • dawnkills 13
  • thehindu13 killed and nearly 40 injured
  • telegramпогибли 15 человек, 27 — ранены
  • francekills 13
  • express12 killed
  • bastillepost14死28傷
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • dawnOut-of-control truck
  • telegramHindustan Times
  • expresspolice
5 differing positions reported on location across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • dawnIndia's Madhya Pradesh
  • thehinduGwalior
  • telegramв индийском городе Гвалиоре
  • franceIndia
  • expresscentral India
  • bastillepost印度中央邦
WhereGwalior
26.230, 78.173 ±10 km
First reported7 days ago
Published2026-10-18 08:47 UTC
Sources6
Casualties reported13
How this travelled.
Reports7Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

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Global Event Monitor. Truck crashes into crowd at religious festival in Gwalior. 2026-10-18T08:47:54.525Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6340. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-18/truck-rams-into-devotees-near-temple-in-gwalior-13-killed-46881562

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