Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- At least eight MGNREGA workers were reportedly killed and several others seriously injured on Sunday when a speeding car ploughed into a group of labourers taking a water break along the Lehragaga-Jakhal road in Punjab's Sangrur district, triggering outrage over alleged delays in emergency response and accusations that the driver was allowed to escape.
The accident occurred between 3 pm and 4 pm when around 23 men and women employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) were engaged in road-related work. According to eyewitnesses, the workers had stopped for water and were sitting along the roadside when a speeding Hyundai Verna allegedly ran into them.
The impact left several wo...