Four national-level hockey players dead, three injured in Hoshangabad car accident

Madhya Pradesh: Four national level hockey players dead, three injured, in a car accident in Hoshangabad pic.twitter.com/otLiRNQzoQ

— ANI (@ANI) October 14, 2019

According to reports, the players were traveling from Itarsi to Hoshangabad to participate in Dhyan Chandra Trophy when the accident occurred. The accident took place near Risalpur village on National Highway 69.

Shahnawaz Khan, Adarsh Hardua, Ashish Lal and Aniket are the four players who lost their lives.

रैसलपुर, होशंगाबाद में ध्यानचंद्र ट्राफी में खेलने जा रहे हॉकी खिलाड़ी शाहनवाज खान,आदर्श हरदुआ,आशीष लाल व अनिकेत की सड़क दुर्घटना में मौत का दुःखद समाचार मिला। ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है कि वे दिवंगत आत्माओं को शांति, परिजनों को यह दुःख सहने की शक्ति दें व घायलों को शीघ्र स्वस्थ करें।

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) October 14, 2019

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief over the unfortunate incident and condoled the sad demise of the athletes.