Barwani, December 1: Five people were killed and another was injured when their SUV collided with a truck on the Agra-Mumbai highway near Barrufatak area in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Friday night under Theekri police station limits when the driver of the SUV, which was headed to Shirdi in Maharashtra, apparently lost control over the vehicle.
“The SUV hit a road divider and landed in the opposite lane before colliding with a truck,” said Theekri police station in-charge Vijay Sisodia.
The injured had been shifted to Indore, he said.
The deceased had been identified as Sudeep Rai (26), Prakash Pargi (32), Santosh Pargi (40), Prakash Sisodia (28) and Haridas Bairagi (34), he said, adding that they belonged to Sailana town in Ratlam district. PTI
