Superintendent of Police (SP) Shrut Kirti Somwanshi said the SUV driver lost control over the wheels, and the vehicle fell off the bridge onto the dry riverbed of the Sunar River.
He said eight of the occupants died, and six others sustained injuries.
The official said the victims were part of a group of residents from Jabalpur district who were travelling in two SUVs from Ghat Pipariya village in Damoh, and one of the vehicles met with an accident.
He said the injured persons were sent to the district hospital for treatment. PTI COR ADU MAS ARU
