RATLAM: A tragic accident claimed the lives of five people, including a 15-year-old boy and a 70-year-old man, when their car veered off the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and plunged into a deep gorge near Bhetia-Bhimpura village in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam on Friday.
The incident occurred shortly before 7.30 a.m., just ahead of the Mahi River bridge under the jurisdiction of Rawati police station.
The vehicle, a sedan bearing Maharashtra registration MH03 EL 1388, smashed through the roadside railing before free-falling into the ravine below. Those who have been killed were from Gujarat and Mumbai.
Initially, police have traced their names, but the exact details, address, etc., have not yet been verified.
Speaking to IANS, Surendra Singh Gadariya, SHO of Rawti police station, said the local people reported hearing a loud crash as the car lost control on the elevated section of the expressway.