5 killed, 7 injured in 2 road accidents in MP  -OxBig News Network

Five people were killed and seven injured in two road accidents in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone and Morena districts, police said on Sunday.

An SUV and a van collided near the PWD office in Khargone city at around 7 am on Sunday, Khargone Kotwali police station’s sub-inspector Shriram Bhuria said.

Two van occupants, Ramlal (50) and Shobharam (49), died on the spot. Five others travelling in the van were injured, he said.

The SUV had one occupant, he said.

It carried a plate with ‘SDM’ written on it along the vehicle’s number.

The police official said it would be known after an investigation as to whom the vehicle belongs.

In Morena, three people were killed and two injured in a collision between two speeding motorcycles on Saturday night, police said.

The incident occurred near Pipalwadi police post, some 60 km from the Morena district headquarters, an official from Sabalgarh police station said.

Two motorcycle riders — Bishu (65) and Sachin (22) — died on the spot while one Santosh (28) died during treatment, he said.

Two other persons were injured and referred to the district hospital in Morena from Sabalgarh’s government hospital, the official said.