Suraj Netam along with three others were on their way to Indore when the car they were travelling in hit the railings of a bridge near Sonda river and fell into the dry riverbed, police said.

The villagers rescued the severely injured passengers and rushed them to Sehore district hospital for treatment from where they were shifted to Bhopal's Hamidia Hospital.

Suraj succumbed to head injuries during treatment, police said.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has condoled the death of Netam's son and placed a wreath over his body at the Bhopal airport's technical area.